Presented by Alana Cordy-Collins, PhD
Museum Lecture Hall
What does shamanism have to do with the origin of art? You might not be thinking of neurochemistry as the answer to this question.
Learn the relationship between this ancients form of communication with the supernatural or spiritual realm, the inspirations and creative of art and the activation of certain human brain chemicals.
Dr. Cordy-Collins is a preeminent archaeologist who has worked on several important excavations in Peru and is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the David W. May Indian Artifacts Gallery at the University of San Diego. Her secondary specialization is in shamanism and she is currently working on research in Mongolia.