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Shamanic Sequences: Gateways between the Corporeal, Virtual and Spiritual Realms

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dc.comment.hiddenAudrey, Please call me at (416) 953-9509 if you are still having problems previewing the film. Thanks, Maryamen
dc.contributor.authorNourmansouri, Maryam
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-24T16:21:26Z
dc.date.available2007-01-24T16:21:26Z
dc.date.issued2007-01-24T16:21:26Z
dc.date.submitted2007-01-12
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the multi-dimensional aspects of space by engaging three primary “modes of knowing”: the corporeal, the virtual and the spiritual. The crossings of these modes are investigated through the development of three characters in a film; Kira is the earth-worshipping goddess; Kisho is the cyborg, a permanently uploaded information-seeker; and the Shaman is a shape-shifting lightworker. These characters evolve from the distillation of specific readings related to each of the aforementioned modes as well as from interviews and experiences that assist in their development. These readings range from Novalis and Ashley Montagu on corporeal knowledge, Donna Harraway and Neil Spiller on technologically enhanced trans-human states and Fritjof Capra and Alex Grey on the intersection of ancient mystical teaching with recent findings in quantum physics. This exploration is followed by the design portion of the thesis: a short film where each character occupies a separate world in the dystopian future. The radical and regenerative possibilities of their crossings are what the film initiates.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/2710
dc.language.isoenen
dc.pendingfalseen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectMulti-Dimensional Spaceen
dc.subjectCorporealen
dc.subjectVirtualen
dc.subjectSpiritualen
dc.subjectFilmen
dc.subject.programArchitectureen
dc.titleShamanic Sequences: Gateways between the Corporeal, Virtual and Spiritual Realmsen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Architectureen
uws-etd.degree.departmentSchool of Architectureen
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen
uws.typeOfResourceMoving Imageen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten

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