The mind possessed: the cognition of spirit possession in an Afro-Brazilian religious tradition
Introducing possession -- Historical and ethnographic setting -- The research community -- Describing, interpreting, and explaining spirit possession -- Medicalist, physiological, and sociological explanations -- Spirits as concepts -- Observing possession -- The social relevance of spirits -- Expla...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Brazil
/ Possession
/ Afro-American syncretism
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| Further subjects: | B
Spirit Possession
Brazil
B Afro-Brazilian cults B Psychology, Religious B Spirit Possession (Brazil) |
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| Summary: | Introducing possession -- Historical and ethnographic setting -- The research community -- Describing, interpreting, and explaining spirit possession -- Medicalist, physiological, and sociological explanations -- Spirits as concepts -- Observing possession -- The social relevance of spirits -- Explaining distributions of spirit concepts and spirit possession |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0195323351 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "An Author Meets Her Critics (2010)"
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