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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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
/ 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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