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Possessing Spirits and Healing Selves
Embodiment and Transformation in an Afro-Brazilian Religion
eBook
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ISBN-13:
9781137409607
Veröffentl:
2014
Einband:
eBook
Seiten:
209
Autor:
R. Seligman
Serie:
Culture, Mind, and Society
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable eBook
Kopierschutz:
Digital Watermark [Social-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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.
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.
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