ABSTRACT

In response to a call for new conceptualizations of the self that avoid mind/body dualisms, recent research has introduced more flexible and fluid theorizations of personhood. This paper takes a phenomenological approach to examine the perceived shifts in body ownership and distribution of agency which underpin such theorizations. We focus on two dissociative experiences, namely, spirit possession and virtual reality, explicating how consumers can experience changes of perspective by disconnecting from the mainstream of their conscious awareness, allowing for a controlled “letting go,” resulting in therapeutic gains. We highlight how consumers create a larger assemblage of the self beyond single viewpoints for a new kind of experiencing. We argue that existing work has treated embodiment in a fairly symmetrical manner, insufficiently considering the inherently somatic characteristics of consumer experiences as an articulation of a multiplicity and distribution of embodiment and agentic relations, both human and non-human.

摘要

为了响应避免身心二元论的新自我概念化的呼声，最近的研究引入了更灵活和流动的人格理论。本文采用现象学方法来研究支撑此类理论的身体所有权和代理分配的感知变化。我们关注两种解离体验，即精神占有和虚拟现实，解释消费者如何通过脱离主流意识来体验视角的变化，允许有控制的“放手”，从而获得治疗收益。我们强调消费者如何超越单一观点创造更大的自我组合，以获得一种新的体验。我们认为现有的工作以相当对称的方式处理体现，