The self possessed : deity and spirit possession in South Asian literature and civilization /

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The Self Possessed is a multifaceted, diachronic study reconsidering the very nature of religion in South Asia, the culmination of years of intensive research. Frederick M. Smith proposes that positive oracular or ecstatic possession is the most common form of spiritual expression in India, and that...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Frederick M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Spirit possession > South Asia.
Spirit possession in literature.
Sanskrit literature > History and criticism.
Tantrism > South Asia.
Spirit possession > Hinduism.
Possession par les esprits > Asie méridionale.
Possession par les esprits dans la littérature.
Littérature sanscrite > Histoire et critique.
Tantrisme > Asie méridionale.
RELIGION > Cults.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Spirit possession > Hinduism
Sanskrit literature
Spirit possession
Spirit possession in literature
Tantrism
Literatur
Besessenheit > Motiv
Religion
Besessenheit
South Asia
Südasien
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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