Sociology of Religion
Other sources of the phenomenon can be autosuggestion, peer pressure, or a desire to experience what others have experienced. Perhaps the most obvious sociological category is the "possession trance." A similar state that could be described as religious ecstasy may occur in the rituals and dances of other religious and cultural traditions; for example Kundalini awakening through shaktipat.
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