Possessing Spirits and Healing Selves
Embodiment and Transformation in an Afro-Brazilian Religion
1st Edition
Published on 11. September 2014
XIV, 209 pages
978-1-137-40960-7 (ISBN)
Description
Spirit possession involves the displacement of a human's conscious self by a powerful other who temporarily occupies the human's body. Here, Seligman shows that spirit possession represents a site for understanding fundamental aspects of human experience, especially those involved with interactions among meaning, embodiment, and subjectivity.
Reviews / Votes
"This book offers a way to address some of the unique questions about spirit possession trance religions. Seligman offers a clear and detailed description of her innovative methodology in a special appendix which should be of interest to ethnographers in a variety of fields. I highly recommend this book to anthropologists and social scientists generally." (Patricia Barker Lerch, Nova Religion, Vol. 20 (2), 2016)
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan US
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XIV, 209 p.
File size
5,24 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-137-40960-7 (9781137409607)
DOI
10.1057/9781137409607
Schweitzer Classification
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R. Seligman
Possessing Spirits and Healing Selves
Embodiment and Transformation in an Afro-Brazilian Religion
Book
09/2014
Palgrave MacMillan
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R. Seligman
Possessing Spirits and Healing Selves
Embodiment and Transformation in an Afro-Brazilian Religion
Book
09/2014
Palgrave MacMillan
€106.99
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Rebecca Seligman is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University, USA.
Content
1. Introduction: Stepping Into "This Supernatural World" of Candomblé 2. Reflections on the Challenges and Rewards of Integrative Research 3. Sometimes Affliction is the Door: Healing and Transformation in Narratives of Mediumship 4. Looking inside: Biological Mechanisms and Embodiment in Candomblé Trance and Possession 5. Healing the Embodied Self in Candomblé 6. Conclusion: Stepping Back
