The law of possession: ritual, healing, and the secular state
Rituals combining healing with spirit possession and court-like proceedings are found around the world and throughout history. Modern, secular states have systematically attempted to eliminate them. 'The Law of Possession' compares and analyses the internal logic of such practices, as well...
| Otros Autores: | ; |
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2015
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| En: | Año: 2015 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
África
/ Asia
/ Curandero
/ Posesión ritual
/ Concepto de la justicia
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
Demoniac possession
B Spiritual Healing Law and legislation |
| Acceso en línea: |
Índice Texto de la solapa Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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| Sumario: | Rituals combining healing with spirit possession and court-like proceedings are found around the world and throughout history. Modern, secular states have systematically attempted to eliminate them. 'The Law of Possession' compares and analyses the internal logic of such practices, as well as their relation to the modern, secular state. |
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| ISBN: | 0190275774 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190275747.001.0001 |