Vision

Vision
   Shamans are often required to be visionaries, sometimes aided by powerful otherworld or other-than-human persons or by plants such as ayahuasca. The ability to alter perspective is a vital skill for many Amazonian shamans, as discussed by Eduardo Viveiros de Castro. A note of caution should be attached to all claims that shamans make use of substances that induce visions and altered states of consciousness, especially when these are labeled “hallucination” by Western observers. Indigenous understandings may not overly privilege vision over other senses and may seek the aid of plants not simply to alter consciousness but to aid communication with others in the wider-than-human cosmos.

Historical dictionary of shamanism. . 2007.

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  • Vision — Vision …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • VISION — «Toute la conduite de notre vie dépend de nos sens, entre lesquels celui de la vue étant le plus universel et le plus noble. Il n’y a point de doute que les inventions qui servent à augmenter sa puissance ne soient des plus utiles qui puissent… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Vision — most often refers to visual perception, but may refer to vision (spirituality) (i.e., inspirational experiences or perceptions believed to come from a deity or other supernatural source) or hallucinations.In business, a vision refers to the… …   Wikipedia

  • Vision — Vi sion, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage}, {Visit} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vision On — fue un programa de televisión inglés producido y transmitido por la BBC1 desde 1964 hasta 1977. Estuvo enfocado a los niños con sordera y problemas visuales. Concebido por Ursula Eason y Patrick Dowling, puso énfasis en la comunicación e… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Vision On — was a British children s television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1977 specifically for deaf children. It was conceived by BBC Producers Ursula Eason and developed by Patrick Dowling to replace a monthly series For The Deaf , a programme… …   Wikipedia

  • Vision — (lat. visio, „Anblick, Erscheinung“) steht für: Vision (Religion), eine religiöse Erscheinung Vision (Thomas Mann), ein Text von Thomas Mann den Spielfilm Vision – Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen (2009) im weiteren Sinn für eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Vision 20/20 — (20/20 Vision) est le quatre vingt treizième épisode de la série télévisée La Cinquième Dimension, diffusé le 10 décembre 1988 aux États Unis. Synopsis Après avoir cassé ses lunettes, un homme arrive à voir l avenir. Il décide de se… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • vision — UK US /ˈvɪʒən/ noun ► [C or U] the ability to imagine how something could develop in the future, or the ideas that come from imagining in this way: »There s a lack of leadership, a lack of vision, and a lack of organization in the industry as a… …   Financial and business terms

  • visión — f. fisiol. Capacidad que permite recibir e interpretar las ondas lumínicas comprendidas entre los 400 y 800 nanómetros. Los principales órganos que intervienen en el proceso son el ojo, el nervio óptico y el cerebro. En el hombre, la visión es… …   Diccionario médico

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