Possessing spirits and healing selves
embodiment and transformation in an Afro-Brazilian religion
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Author
Publication
2014 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
52,250 words, Guess
Page Count
209 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781137409591
- ISBN-101137409592
- Library of Congress Control Number2014009195
- OCLC Control Number881655910
- Better World Books9781137409591
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL31018539M
Classifications
- DDC299.6/730981
- LCCBL2592.C35 .S44 2014
- LCCBL60BL60GN301-GN674G
and 1 more
- LCCBL2592.C35 S44 2014
Description
"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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Series Statement
- Culture, mind, and society
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