- entoptics
- entopˈtics singular nounThe study of such appearances• • •Main Entry: ↑ento-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
entoptics
Look at other dictionaries:
Entoptic phenomena — Entoptics (from the Greek, meaning “within vision”), also known as phosphenes, are complex and diverse luminous geometric images derived from the human central nervous system, produced specifically within the optic cortex and characteristic of … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Neuropsychological Model — David Lewis Williams and Thomas Dowson’s neuropsychological model, set out in their Current Anthropology article “The Signs of All Times: Entoptic Phenomena in Upper Paleolithic Art” (1988), proposes three loosely defined and fluid stages in… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Technology in Revelation Space — This article lists elements of technology in the fictional Revelation Space universe created by Alastair Reynolds. Contents 1 Abstractions and entoptics 2 Cache Weapons 3 Conjoiner Drive 4 … Wikipedia
Rock Art — Paintings (also known as pictographs) and engravings (also known as petroglyphs) on rock surfaces in caves or rock shelters and on boulders and exposed rock in the open landscape. The current “shamanistic interpretation” of some rock art… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
San religion — The religion of the San people, or Bushmen, of southern Africa consists of a spirit world and our material world. To enter the spirit world, trancing has to be initiated by a shaman through the hunting of power animals. The trance dance eland… … Wikipedia
David O'Reilly (artist) — David O Reilly (1985, Kilkenny, Ireland) is an Irish film director and artist based in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for creating animated short films with a stripped down aesthetic. Contents 1 Work 2 Octocat Adventure 3 Short films … Wikipedia
entoptic phenomenon — Also known as entoptic imagery, entoptic image, and entoptic form. All four terms are indebted to the Greek words entos (inside) and opsis (seeing). Traditionally the expression entoptic phenomenon is used to denote any member of a group of… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Neolithic — “New Stone Age,” a period assigned in Europe to the development of agriculture or the Agricultural Revolution, although hunter gatherer activity endured well into the period, and it is misleading to characterize a people’s culture based on… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Northern Europe — Shamanistic themes have been identified, with some speculation, in the pre Christian pagan religions across northern Europe, the “Old North.” While it is likely that prehistoric communities in the region had shamanistic practitioners,… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
San — Also known as Bushmen (both terms are problematic). The San are the descendents of the original indigenous inhabitants of Southern Africa. Currently, San communities are focused in the Kalahari Desert, but there are people of San origin across … Historical dictionary of shamanism
