Ecstatic Religion : a Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession.

Probing the mysteries of spirit possession through the critical lens of anthropological and sociological theory, this fully revised and expanded edition is of crucial importance for students of psychology, sociology and religious mysticism.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lewis, I. M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Routledge, 2002.
Subjects:
Ecstasy.
Shamanism.
Spirit possession.
Religion and sociology.
Shamanism
Extase.
Chamanisme.
Possession par les esprits.
Sociologie religieuse.
shamanism.
sociology of religion.
Ecstasy
Religion and sociology
Spirit possession
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface to the third edition; TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGY OF ECSTASY; TRANCE AND POSSESSION; AFFLICTION AND ITS APOTHEOSIS; STRATEGIES OF MYSTICAL ATTACK: PROTEST AND ITS CONTAINMENT; POSSESSION AND PUBLIC MORALITY; I ANCESTOR CULTS; POSSESSION AND PUBLIC MORALITY; II OTHER COSMOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; POSSESSION AND PSYCHIATRY; Bibliography; Index.

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