Health and religious rituals in South Asia : disease, possession, and healing /

Drawing on original fieldwork, this book develops a fresh methodological approach to the study of Indigenous understandings of disease as possession, and looks at healing rituals in different South Asian cultural contexts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ferrari, Fabrizio M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2010.
Colección:Routledge South Asian religion series ; 5.
Temas:
Spirit possession > South Asia.
Spiritual healing > South Asia.
Possession par les esprits > Asie méridionale.
Guérison par la foi > Asie méridionale.
RELIGION > Reference.
Spirit possession
Spiritual healing
South Asia > Religious life and customs.
Asie méridionale > Vie religieuse.
South Asia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Introduction
  • pt. 2. Possession from the West
  • pt. 3. Possession from the North
  • pt. 4. Possession from the East
  • pt. 5. Possession from the South.

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