Intimacy and Ritual - A Study of Spiritualism, Medium and Groups

Informationen zum Autor Vieda Skultans Klappentext Originally published in 1974 Intimacy and Ritual is a sympathetic study of spiritualist activities and their relation to the practitioners' secular lives. It is based on the author's fieldwork as a 'participant observer' among spiritualists in a South Wales town. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1974 Intimacy and Ritual is a sympathetic study of spiritualist activities and their relation to the practitioners’ secular lives. It is based on the author’s fieldwork as a ‘participant observer’ among spiritualists in a South Wales town. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface  1. Introduction  2. The Actors  3. Privacy and Pain  4. Healing Rituals  5. Church and Circle  6. Symbol and Explanation  7. Religious and Therapeutic Encounters  Bibliography  Index

Product details

• Authors: Vieda Skultans, Skultans Vieda
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780367338084
• ISBN: 978-0-367-33808-4
• No. of pages: 116
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Spiritualism; Routledge Library Editions: Spiritualism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spiritualism, Spiritualism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Religion: general, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services