Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-371) and index

Foreword / Heitor Alvelos -- Preface / Emília Simão, Armando Malheiro da Silva, Sérgio Tenreiro de Magalhães -- Biogenetic Structural Perspectives on Shamanism and Raves: The Origins of Collective Ritual Dance / Michael James Winkelman -- The Roots of Trance: Reflections of Space Rock, Psychedelia, Krautrock, and Post Punk Live in the 1970s and 1980s / Peter Smith -- Transformational Festivals: A New Religious Movement? / Andrew Johner -- Psychedelic Trance and Multimedia Neo-Rituals: The Modern Shamanic Tools? / Emília Simão, Sérgio Tenreiro de Magalhães -- Psychedelic Trance on the Web: Exploring Digital Parties at Second Life / Emília Simão, Sérgio Tenreiro de Magalhães, Armando Malheiro da Silva -- Requirements of a Digital Platform for Psytrance Parties / Sérgio Tenreiro de Magalhães -- Psytrance Influences on Touchless Interactive Experiences: New Roles for Performers and Audience within the Electronic Music Scenario / Paulo César Teles, Aidan Boyle -- Exploring Psytrance as Technognosis: A Hypothesis of Participation / Psyence Vedava -- The Paradox of Self in the Imagination of Goa Trance: The Trancer / Sara Constança -- The Paradox of Self in the Imagination of Goa Trance: The Dance-Floor / Sara Constança, Emília Simão -- Pushing the Boundaries: Investigating the Musical and Social Aesthetics of Dark Psytrance / Botond Vitos -- Arcadian Electrickery: Locating Englishness in England's Psytrance Culture and Sonic Aesthetic / Gemma Farrell -- Flying Away: Electronic Dance Music, Dance Culture, Psytrance, and New Sounds in Portugal / Paula Guerra

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