Divine and the Demonic - Supernatural Affliction and Its Treatment in North India

Focuses on supernatural affliction - illness and misfortune ascribed to demonic spirits or ghosts and to other mystical agents, such as sorcerers and witches.

Sommario

Introduction 1. Mehnidipur - The Fieldwork Setting 2. Supernatural Malaise and Key Patterns of Affliction: Causation, Attribution and Vulnerability 3. Sorcery, Witchcraft and the Evil Eye 4. Healing and the Transformation of Self in Exorcism 5. Hindu Priests and Healers Conclusion

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Dr Graham Dwyer

Riassunto

Focuses on supernatural affliction - illness and misfortune ascribed to demonic spirits or ghosts and to other mystical agents, such as sorcerers and witches.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dwyer, Dr Graham Dwyer, Graham Dwyer, Dwyer Graham
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.04.2014
• EAN: 9780415753968
• ISBN: 978-0-415-75396-8
• Pagine: 208
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, Buddhism, India, Religion: general, Hinduism, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Regional Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General