The Bloomsbury handbook of religious ecstasy
"Providing case studies that highlight the diverse gendered voices and stories of people who have ecstatic religious experiences, this book brings together chapters on ecstasy, transformations of the mind and body and interactions between the living and spirits. Focusing on ecstatic contexts ac...
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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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London New York Oxford New Delhi Sydney
Bloomsbury Academic
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Change of consciousness
B Collection of essays B Experience (Religion) B Religious experience B Consciousness expansion B Ecstasy Religious aspects |
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Table of Contents Blurb |
| Summary: | "Providing case studies that highlight the diverse gendered voices and stories of people who have ecstatic religious experiences, this book brings together chapters on ecstasy, transformations of the mind and body and interactions between the living and spirits. Focusing on ecstatic contexts across North and South America, Africa, Japan and beyond, this book utilises intersection analysis to uncover the links among racial, social, and gendered political margins. Using a wealth of research from both past and present, the authors interrogate institutional contexts of possession, intoxication and exorcism, uncovering group interactions between people and gods, saints, angels, or demons"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturangaben |
| Physical Description: | vi, 282 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781350347014 9781350346970 |
