The mind possessed : the cognition of spirit possession in an Afro-Brazilian religious tradition

The mind possessed the cognition of spirit possession in an Afro-Brazilian religious tradition

Introducing possession -- Historical and ethnographic setting -- The research community -- Describing, interpreting and explaining spirit possession -- Medicalist, physiological and sociological explanations -- Spirits as concepts -- Observing possession -- The social relevance of spirits -- Explain...

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1. Verfasser: Cohen, Emma (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Oxford, New York u.a. Oxford Univ. Press 2007
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Psychology, Religious > Spirit possession > Afro-Brazilian cults > Brazil > Brasilien > Besessenheit > Afroamerikanischer Synkretismus
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Zusammenfassung:Introducing possession -- Historical and ethnographic setting -- The research community -- Describing, interpreting and explaining spirit possession -- Medicalist, physiological and sociological explanations -- Spirits as concepts -- Observing possession -- The social relevance of spirits -- Explaining distributions of spirit concepts and spirit possession
Introducing possession -- Historical and ethnographic setting -- The research community -- Describing, interpreting, and explaining spirit possession -- Medicalist, physiological, and sociological explanations -- Spirits as concepts -- Observing possession -- The social relevance of spirits -- Explaining distributions of spirit concepts and spirit possession
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:IX, 241 S.
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ISBN:9780195323351
978-0-19-532335-1
0195323351
0-19-532335-1