RT Book
T1 Ecstatic religion: a study of shamanism and spirit possession
A1 Lewis, Ioan M. 1930-2014
LA English
PP London u.a.
PB Routledge
YR 2003
ED 3. ed.
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/353200468
AB States of spirit possession, in which believers feel themselves to be 'possessed' by the deity and raised to a new plane of existence, are found in almost all known religions. From Dionysiac cults to Haitiam voodoo, Christian and Sufi mysticism to shamanic ritual, the rapture and frenzy of ecstatic experience forms an iconic expression of faith in all its devastating power and unpredictability. Ecstatic Religion has, since its first appearance in 1971, became the classic investigative study of these puzzling phenomena. Exploring the social and political significance of spiritual ecstasy and possession, it concerns the distinct types of functions of mystical experience - in particular, the differences between powerful male-dominated possession cults which reinforce established morality and power, and marginal, renegade ecstatics expressing forms of protest on behalf of the oppressed, especially women.
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BL626
SN 041530508X
SN 0415301246
K1 Ecstasy
K1 Shamanism
K1 Spirit Possession
K1 Religion and sociology