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Mental state in which the subject loses the ordinary perceptions of time and space, and even of his or her own body.
In this highly aroused state, often induced by rhythmic music, ‘speaking in tongues’ (glossolalia) may occur (see Pentecostal movement); this usually consists of the rhythmic repetition of apparently meaningless syllables, with a euphoric return to normal consciousness. It is also practised by American Indian and Australian Aboriginal healers, Afro-Brazilian spirit mediums, and in shamanism.
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