Alfred Kroeber argued in his essay 'Sanction or Sanctuary' that in many indigenous religions, individuals with schizotypal personality profiles are not only given sanctuary but are actively sanctioned and celebrated, with shamans often achieving high status, power, and elevated reproductive success despite schizophrenia's association with decreased reproductive success.
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“And he's emphasizing that in lots of indigenous religions, not only is religiosity there a place of sanctuary for individuals with a personality profile like this, but in fact is sanctioned. It is celebrated.”
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