“Mushroom Madness” in the New Guinea Highlands

Reay, Marie

doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1960.tb00746.x

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“…Rage mimicking that of an authentic amok attack, with dramatically threatening, but not murderaus behavior, reminiscent of theatrical bravado, has been described in different tribes and variously interpreted as acute hysterical psychosis (Rodrigue 1963;Langness 1965), "wild man behavior" (Newman 1964), or a state of possession (Koch 1968). Pseudo-amok has also been attributed to the consumption of supposedly hallucinogenic mushrooms in accordance with native tradition (Reay 1960(Reay , 1965, but this was soon refuted by the eminent mycologists Heim and Wasson (Reay 1977). Pseudoamok in New Guinea also serves the functions of individual catharsis and collective entertainment (Clarke 1973); the participation of costumed female "amok-runners" in such displays (Aufenanger 1973) offers an almost parodic cantrast to the overwhelmingly male type of authentic, murderaus amok behavior seen in New Guinea and elsewhere in the world.…”

Section: Culture-typical Emphasis: Propensity To Dissociation and Malmentioning

confidence: 94%

Culture-Specific Mental Disorders

Jilek¹,

Jilek-Aall²

2001

Contemporary Psychiatry

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Section: Culture-typical Emphasis: Propensity To Dissociation and Malmentioning

confidence: 94%

Culture-Specific Mental Disorders

Jilek¹,

Jilek-Aall²

2001

Contemporary Psychiatry

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“…and Perry (Hyndman 1984;Stone 1984), have been eaten for their psychoactive effects in many areas of Papua New Guinea (Thomas 2000a(Thomas , b, 1999Rudgley 1998;Hyndman 1984;Stone 1982;Sterly 1973;Heim & Wa sson 1965;Barrau 1962;Reay 1960;We bb 1960;Sinclair 1957). Raw or imma ture Pandanus nuts are eaten, for example, in the We st Sepik Province, the We stern Highlands Province and the Chimbu Province to induce temporary madness and outbreaks of irrational behavior (Thomas 2000b).…”

Section: Pandanaceaementioning

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The Psychoactive Flora of Papua New Guinea

Thomas¹

2003

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

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This article reviews the literature and current information on the psychoactive flora of Papua New Guinea. The use of psychoactive plants in Papua New Guinea has often been reported in the literature. However, most of these species are still poorly understood. It is recommended in this article that more systematic and multidisciplinary research is required on the psychoactive flora of Papua New Guinea. This rsearch has the potential for the discovery and understanding of new psychoactive drugs.

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“…Guzmán (2016) has noted that some of these depictions may more closely represent Boletus species, which are used for their psychedelic effects in Papúa New Guinea (Reay, 1960) and China (Stijve, 1997). These petroglyph images of humans covered with giant mushroom shapes were likely made by the ancestors of the local cultures because the Chukchi mythology refers to human-like mushrooms and had practices of using A. muscaria that continued until the current era (Saar, 1991;Schurr, 1995).…”

Section: Prehistoric Evidencementioning

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Introduction: Evidence for entheogen use in prehistory and world religions

Winkelman

2019

Journal of Psychedelic Studies

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This introduction to the special issue reviews research that supports the hypothesis that psychedelics, particularly psilocybin, were central features in the development of religion. The greater response of the human serotonergic system to psychedelics than is the case for chimpanzees’ serotonergic receptors indicates that these substances were environmental factors that affected hominin evolution. These substances also contributed to the evolution of ritual capacities, shamanism, and the associated alterations of consciousness. The role of psilocybin mushrooms in the ancient evolution of human religions is attested to fungiform petroglyphs, rock artifacts, and mythologies from all major regions of the world. This prehistoric mycolatry persisted into the historic era in the major religious traditions of the world, which often left evidence of these practices in sculpture, art, and scriptures. This continuation of entheogenic practices in the historical world is addressed in the articles here. But even through new entheogenic combinations were introduced, complex societies generally removed entheogens from widespread consumption, restricted them in private and exclusive spiritual practices of the leaders, and often carried out repressive punishment of those who engaged in entheogenic practices.

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“Mushroom Madness” in the New Guinea Highlands

Cited by 24 publications

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Culture-Specific Mental Disorders

Culture-Specific Mental Disorders

The Psychoactive Flora of Papua New Guinea

Introduction: Evidence for entheogen use in prehistory and world religions

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