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'An indispensable resource for anyone interested in the nearly universal human desire to establish direct contact with unseen powers and forces, however understood.' - Michael F. Brown, Professor of Anthropology, Williams College, Massachusetts; 'Richly nuanced and wide-ranging, yet sharply focused.' - Susan J. Rasmussen, Professor of Anthropology, University of Houston
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Charismatic visions and the role of mediums; possession ceremonies and ecstatic trance; the social contexts and practices of invocation: these are a number of the intriguing topics addressed by this comprehensive undergraduate textbook, the first of its kind to offer a thorough overview of the fascinating and multifaceted subject of spirit possession. The subject is now widely studied in a number of fields - including religion, sociology, anthropology and cultural studies - and for some time there has been a need for a book which offers a multicultural, multi-thematic treatment which can satisfy growing demand and form the basis of focused modules in the area. Summoning the Spirits meets that requirement. Avoiding technical jargon and abstruse theorising, the book offers a representative snapshot of the way the topic is being treated by academics across the world. Its subject range, too, is global, covering such topics as Venda possession in South Africa; the Cuban practice of espiritismo (or mediumship) in Cuba; spirit possession in the Brazilian new religion of Santo Daime; invocation and divine possession amongst Wiccans; and different expressions of spirit domination in Charismatic Christianity. Analysing themes which recur from context to context (such as agency and meaning, power and gender, cultural hybridism, and globalisation), an international team of contributors presents a variety of novel and challenging approaches. This is the ideal starting-point for students looking for a way into the subject.
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- EditorialI.B. Tauris
- Año de publicación2010
- ISBN 10 1848851618
- ISBN 13 9781848851610
- EncuadernaciónTapa dura
- IdiomaInglés
- Número de páginas240
- EditorDawson Dr Andrew
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Summoning the Spirits: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Religion (Library of Modern Religion)
Librería: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized. Nº de ref. del artículo: M1848851618Z3
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