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Experiencing Ritual : a New Interpretation of African Healing.
Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings--the view of millions of Africans--that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.,
1992.
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| Colección: | Contemporary ethnography.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings--the view of millions of Africans--that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812203981 0812203984 1283212161 9781283212168 9786613212160 6613212164 0585116938 9780585116938 |