Experiencing Ritual - A New Interpretation of African Healing

Informationen zum Autor Edith Turner, William Blodgett, and With William Blodgett, Singleton Kahona, and Fideli Benwa Klappentext Experiencing Ritual A New Interpretation of African Healing Edith Turner. With William Blodgett, Singleton Kahona, and Fideli Benwa Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings--the view of millions of Africans--that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power. Contemporary Ethnography 1992 | 256 pages | 6 x 9 | 27 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-1366-9 | Paper | $26.50s | £17.50 World Rights | Anthropology Zusammenfassung Gives an account of how the author sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. This work presents a view not common in anthropological writings - the view of millions of Africans - that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William Blodgett, Singleton Kahona, Edith Turner, Edith Blodgett Turner, TURNER EDITH BLODGETT WILLIAM KA
• Verlag: External catalogues_UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.03.1992
• EAN: 9780812213669
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-1366-9
• Seiten: 256
• Abmessung: 150 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Serien: Contemporary Ethnography; Contemporary Ethnography (Pape; Contemporary Ethnography; Contemporary Ethnography (Pape
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Sonstiges; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal