Suddenly, she heard a loud bang, a thump and a scream that caused her to jump from the bed. The hair on the back of her neck stood straight up and her body became one big goosebump.
In southern Africa, a great many figures are ithyphallic. This feature has generally _ and rather vaguely _ been taken to refer to __asculinity_, but the painted contexts of the figures seems to confirm that, as in North America, sexual arousal was a metaphor for altered states of consciousness.
The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
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In southern Africa, a great many figures are ithyphallic. This feature has generally _ and rather vaguely _ been taken to refer to __asculinity_, but the painted contexts of the figures seems to confirm that, as in North America, sexual arousal was a metaphor for altered states of consciousness.
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