Possessing spirits and healing selves: embodiment and transformation in an Afro-Brazilian religion
Spirit possession involves the displacement of a human's conscious self by that of a powerful other - a spirit, god, or demon - who temporarily occupies the human's body. To many, spirit possession is quintessentially exotic, a novelty, an example of the ways in which "others" ar...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Palgrave Macmillan
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Edition: | First edition: September 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Culture, mind, and society
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Brazil
/ Blacks
/ Faith healing (motif)
/ Possession
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| Further subjects: | B
Candomblé (Religion)
Brazil
B Blacks Religion Brazil B Spirit Possession Brazil B Ethnology Brazil B Spiritual Healing Brazil B Healing Brazil B Social Science Customs & Traditions B Religion Spirituality B Ethnobiology Brazil B Social Science Anthropology Cultural B Brazil Religious life and customs |
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| Summary: | Spirit possession involves the displacement of a human's conscious self by that of a powerful other - a spirit, god, or demon - who temporarily occupies the human's body. To many, spirit possession is quintessentially exotic, a novelty, an example of the ways in which "others" are fundamentally different. In this book, Seligman shows that, far from being exotic and "other," spirit possession mediumship represents a privileged site for understanding a number of fundamental aspects of human experience - especially those involved with interactions among meaning, embodiment, and subjectivity. Using a diverse set of ethnographic, psychological, and biological data gathered during fieldwork among spirit possession mediums of the Candomble; religion in Northeastern Brazil, she explores how everyday and religious practices and meanings shape and interact with the bodily experiences and psychophysiological states of Candomble; mediums, both before and after their initiations, and how such interactions shape their experiences of selfhood" |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 185-201 |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 209 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 1349488755 |