Seeing the eyes of god in human form: iconography and impersonation in African and Hindu traditions of trance performance in the southern Caribbean

This article links analysis of the body and of visual culture within religious studies through comparative examination of two southern Caribbean ritual traditions: Shango, or Orisha Worship (African), and Shakti Puja, or Kali Worship (Hindu). Both are centered upon subaltern ceremonies of trance per...

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Main Author: McNeal, Keith E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2012]
In: Material religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 490-519
Further subjects:B Orisha
B Śakti
B Mediumship
B Trance
B Aesthetics
B Caribbean
B Performance
B Body
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)