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...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London
I.B.Tauris
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Series/Journal: | Library of modern religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Spiritual possession cult
/ Occultism
/ New religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Spirits
B Evocation |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: Summoning the Spirits : Possession and Invocation in Contemporary Religion: |
| Summary: | 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 satis |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (viii, 230 p) |
| ISBN: | 1848851618 |