Summoning the spirits : possession and invocation in contemporary religion /
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 fasci...
| Други автори: | Dawson, Andrew, 1966- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London :
I.B. Tauris & Co.,
2010.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=355526 |
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Print version::
Summoning the Spirits : Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Religion. |
Съдържание:
- Acknowledgements; Introduction: Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Context
- Andrew Dawson; Part I. Possessing the Present: Local Negotiations of Transnational Processes; 1. Local Spirits/Multicultural Rituals: The Dynamics of Place and Identity in Vietnamese-American Spirit Possession Rituals
- Karen Fjelstad and Nguyen; 2. Embodied Spirit(s) and Charismatic Power Among Congolese Migrants in London
- David Garbin; 3. Spirits and Slaves in Central Sudan
- Susan M. Kenyon.
- 4. Gendered Dynamics of the Divine: Trance and Possession Practices in Diaspora Hindu Sites in East London
- Ann R. DavidPart II. Taking Possession of the Spirit: Relational Selves and Supernatural Others; 5. Process, Personhood and Possession in Cuban Spiritism
- Diana Espirito Santo; 6. Embodiment and the Metaphysics of Virgin Birth in South India: A Case Study
- Gillian Goslinga; 7. Ta(l)king Possession: Exchanging Words and Worlds among Charismatic Christians
- Simon Coleman; Part III. Possession and Invocation in Late-Modern Contexts.
- 8. Spirit, Self and Society in the Brazilian New Religion of Santo Daime
- Andrew Dawson9. Imagining Spirit Possession: Mixing Traditions and Current Trends in the Japanese Manga Shaman King
- Birgit Staemmler; 10. The Ontology of Good and Evil: Spirit Possession in Contemporary Witchcraft and Paganism
- Douglas Ezzy; Notes; Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index.