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Spirit Mediumship and Society in Africa.

Gathering together under a single cover material from a wide range of African societies, this volume allows similarities and differences to be easily perceived and suggests social correlates of these in terms of age, sex, marital status, social grading and wealth. It includes material on both tradit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beattie, John
Otros Autores: Middleton, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; WEST AFRICA; SPIRIT POSSESSION IN GHANA; TYPES OF SPIRIT POSSESSION IN KALABARI RELGION; TRANCE AND CONVENTION INNAGO-YORUBA SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP; CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICA; SPIRIT POSSESSION AMONG THE TONGA OF ZAMBIA; SPIRIT MEDIUMS AS MEDIATORS IN VALLEY KOREKORE SOCIETY; SPIRIT POSSESSION AMONG THE ZULU; EAST AFRICA; SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP IN BUNYORO; THE SHETANI CULT AMONG THE SEGEJU OF TANZANIA; SPIRIT POSSESSION IN NORTHERN SOMALILAND; SPIRIT POSSESSION AMONG THE LUGBARA.
  • Spirit possession and mediumship among the alurthe theory and practice of sukuma spirit mediumship; spirit initiation in ankole and a christian spirit movement in western kenya; index.