Case Studies In Spirit Possession
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Case Studies In Spirit Possession
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Author : Vincent Crapanzano
language : en
Publisher: New York ; Toronto : Wiley
Release Date : 1977
Case Studies In Spirit Possession written by Vincent Crapanzano and has been published by New York ; Toronto : Wiley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Religion categories.
The Dynamic Cosmos
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Author : Matan Shapiro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
The Dynamic Cosmos written by Matan Shapiro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Cosmology categories.
"This volume, written by cutting-edge anthropologists currently working on spirit possession, aims to conceptualize possession using words and concepts that do not exclude spiritual explanations on the one hand, and social explanations on the other. Applying the notion of "paradox" to the ethnographic manifestation of possession in different places around the world, the 10 case studies debate this approach through in-depth descriptions of possession cosmologies while suggesting innovative new ways to incorporate (or reject) the notion of paradox into anthropological theory. Framed by an introduction by the Editors and an afterword by Michael Lambek, a leading authority in possessions studies, the volume contains exciting new ways to think with and through possession, paradox and the forms of human and fantastic movements that accompany the manifestation of these two terms in mundane reality."--
Spirit Possession And Trance
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Author : Bettina E. Schmidt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Spirit Possession And Trance written by Bettina E. Schmidt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Altered states of consciousness categories.
Spirit possession is a phenomenon that often elicits a response of fear, particular in those who are ignorant of its meaning and role within its particular religious and cultural traditions. Possession by divine beings (such as spirits or gods) is, however, €a key practice in religions worldwide. It is therefore important to gain an understanding of this practice in its cultural context before trying to develop a wider theory about it. This fascinating book contains several case studies that present new interpretations of spirit possession worldwide. The authors show the diversity of possi.
The Mind Possessed
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Author : Emma Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2007-08-09
The Mind Possessed written by Emma Cohen and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-09 with Religion categories.
Illustrated mainly with hypothetical or anecdotal examples, this book considers in detail how the psychological systems undergirding spirit concepts are activated in real-world settings and, specifically, how those concepts can give rise to trance and spirit-possession phenomena.
Spirit Possession Modernity Power In Africa
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Author : Heike Behrend
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 1999
Spirit Possession Modernity Power In Africa written by Heike Behrend and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
In Africa as well as in Europe, many spirits and their mediums are part of local as well as global cultures. Christian spirits named Hitler, Mussolini, or King Bruce (Bruce Lee) flourish in a pantheon of new holy spirits in Uganda waging war against the government. Spirits of airplanes, engines, guitars, and angels are found in Central Africa; and thunder, snakes, and rain as well as playboys and prostitutes inhabit the spirit world in West Africa. Spirit possession cults have continued to proliferate, even in the secular West, and continue to be a subject of intense interest. Despite the continuous expansion of the field, some problems are only now beginning to be explored. The experts in this volume focus on questions of power, the history and inner dynamics of cults, the role of gender and images of the other, based on research conducted during the last fifteen years in Africa. The contributors document changes taking place across the continent as possession beliefs and practices respond to new circumstances and address the shifting local implications of an increasingly global socio-economy. Gender, ethnicity, and class are examined as intersecting forces and features of spirit phenomena. The case studies presented are richly contextualized: history, social organization and upheaval, alternative religious options--all are considered relevant to an understanding of possession forms. Contributors: Leslie Sharp, Heike Behrend, Adeline Masquelier, Mathias Krings, Jean-Paul Colleyn, Alexandra O. de Sousa, Susan Kenyon, Tobias Wendl, Ute Luig, and Linda Giles Co-published with James Currey Publishers, U.K. The Wisconsin edition is not for sale in the United Kingdon, the traditional British Commonwealth (excepting Canada), nor in Europe.
Spirit Possession In Judaism
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Author : Matt Goldish
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2003
Spirit Possession In Judaism written by Matt Goldish and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
This extraordinary collection of essays is the first to approach the phenomenon of spirit possession among Jews from a multidisciplinary perspective. What beliefs have Jews held about spirit possession? Have Jewish people believed themselves to be possessed by spirits? If so, what sorts of spirits were they? Have Jews' conceptions of possession been the same as those of their Christian and Muslim neighbors? These are some of the questions addressed in these thirteen essays, which together explore spirit possession in a wide range of temporal and geographic contexts. The phenomena known as spirit possession are both very widespread and very difficult to explain. The late Raphael Patai initiated study of spirit possession as found in the Jewish world in the post-Talmudic period by taking a folkloric and anthropological approach to the subject. Other scholars have opened up new avenues of inquiry through discussions of the topic in connection with Jewish mystical and magical traditions. The essays in this collection expand the variety of approaches to the subject, addressing Jewish possession phenomena from the points of view of religion, mysticism, literature, anthropology, psychology, history, and folklore. Scholarly views and popular traditions, benevolent spirits and malevolent shades, exorcism, social control, messianic implications, madness, literary structure, and a host of other topics are brought into the discussion of spirit possession in Jewish culture. This juxtaposition of approaches among the essays in this volume, some of which analyze the same texts in different ways, creates a broad foundation on which to contemplate the meaning of spirit possession.
Spirit Possession And Exorcism
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Author : Patrick McNamara Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-04-26
Spirit Possession And Exorcism written by Patrick McNamara Ph.D. and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-26 with Psychology categories.
This two-volume text reviews spirit possession throughout history, analyzes case studies from a cognitive neuroscience perspective, and examines rites for exorcism. From the beginning of civilization to the present day, and across all major religions and cultures, there have been documented cases of people seemingly overtaken by an unseen entity. The invading force—whether good or bad—appears to replace the possessor's soul with the spirit's own persona, resulting in mystifying symptoms such as levitation or other supernatural feats, speaking in tongues, and even horrific and inexplicably accelerated physical distortion and deterioration. This is a two-volume chronological history and examination of spirit possession that addresses its phenomenological, psychological, and neurobiological aspects, and its effects on societies. Volume one reviews spirit possession from the upper Paleolithic era to modern times, while Volume two focuses on case studies and rites of exorcism.
Phenomenon Of Possession
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Author : S. R. Patil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Phenomenon Of Possession written by S. R. Patil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
This book is based on the extensive fieldwork conducted through out Karnataka. The study focuses on undertaking and analyzing the occurrence of Possession Phenomenon in our country and is based on the collection of information through personal interview with the possession cases and their family members, observations of the behaviour and practices in the healing centers, etc. In this study both the types Possession-Voluntary and Involuntary have been intensively studied. The study was based on the Diagnostic-Descriptive Research Design Respondents were selected who fulfilled selection criteria by visiting Traditional Healers, Shrines, and Faith healers who are popular in different parts as places/ persons, and claim to be dealing with this phenomenon effectively. The author has made sincere attempt to give scientific answer to the questions like- Why? When? Who? And How? This phenomenon / behaviour is manifested in our socirty. This book tries to clarify many misconceptions, which exists about this phenomenon. Further it throws light upon the limitations, which exist in the present health services and strongly recommend the need for providing holistic and integrated social and health services to overcome the manifestation of this phenomenon, which is in reality a preventable
Fertile Disorder
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Author : Kalpana Ram
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2013-01-31
Fertile Disorder written by Kalpana Ram and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-31 with Social Science categories.
In her innovative new book, Kalpana Ram reflects on the way spirit possession unsettles some of the foundational assumptions of modernity. What is a human subject under the varied conditions commonly associated with possession? What kind of subjectivity must already be in place to allow such a transformation to occur? How does it alter our understanding of memory and emotion if these assail us in the form of ghosts rather than as attributes of subjective experience? What does it mean to worship deities who are afflictive and capricious, yet bear an intimate relationship to justice? What is a "human" body if it can be taken over by a whole array of entities? What is agency if people can be "claimed" in this manner? What is gender if, while possessed, a woman is a woman no longer? Drawing on spirit possession among women and the rich traditions of subaltern religion in Tamil Nadu, South India, Ram concludes that the basis for constructing an alternative understanding of human agency need not rest on the usual requirements of a fully present consciousness or on the exercise of choice and planning. Instead of relegating possession, ghosts, and demons to the domain of the exotic, Ram uses spirit possession to illuminate ordinary experiences and relationships. In doing so, she uncovers fundamental instabilities that continue to haunt modern formulations of gender, human agency, and political emancipation. Fertile Disorder interrogates the modern assumptions about gender, agency, and subjectivity that underlie the social improvement projects circulating in Tamil Nadu, assumptions that directly shape people’s lives. The book pays particular attention to projects of family planning, development, reform, and emancipation. Combining ethnography with philosophical argument, Ram fashions alternatives to standard post-modernist and post-structuralist formulations. Grounded in decades of fieldwork, ambitious and wide ranging, her work is conceived as a journey that makes incursions into the unfamiliar, then returns us to the familiar. She argues that magic is not a monopoly of any one culture, historical period, or social formation but inhabits modernity—not only in the places, such as cinema and sound recording, where it is commonly looked for, but in "habit" and in aspects of everyday life that have been largely overlooked and shunned. Fertile Disorder will be of interest to a wide range of scholars in anthropology, religion, gender studies, subaltern studies, and post colonial theory.
The Hammer And The Flute
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Author : Mary Keller
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2005-04-14
The Hammer And The Flute written by Mary Keller and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-14 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Award for the Best First Book in the History of Religions from the American Academy of Religion Feminist theory and postcolonial theory share an interest in developing theoretical frameworks for describing and evaluating subjectivity comparatively, especially with regard to non-autonomous models of agency. As a historian of religions, Mary Keller uses the figure of the "possessed woman" to analyze a subject that is spoken-through rather than speaking and whose will is the will of the ancestor, deity or spirit that wields her to engage the question of agency in a culturally and historically comparative study that recognizes the prominent role possessed women play in their respective traditions. Drawing from the fields of anthropology and comparative psychology, Keller brings the figure of the possessed woman into the heart of contemporary argument as an exemplary model that challenges many Western and feminist assumptions regarding agency. Proposing a new theoretical framework that re-orients scholarship, Keller argues that the subject who is wielded or played, the hammer or the flute, exercises a paradoxical authority—"instrumental agency"—born of their radical receptivity: their power derives from the communities' assessment that they no longer exist as autonomous agents. For Keller, the possessed woman is at once "hammer" and "flute," paradoxically powerful because she has become an instrument of the overpowering will of an ancestor, deity, or spirit. Keller applies the concept of instrumental agency to case studies, providing a new interpretation of each. She begins with contemporary possessions in Malaysia, where women in manufacturing plants were seized by spirits seeking to resacralize the territory. She next looks to wartime Zimbabwe, where female spirit mediums, the Nehanda mhondoro, declared the ancestors' will to fight against colonialism. Finally she provides an imaginative rereading of the performative power of possession by interpreting two plays, Euripides' Bacchae and S. Y. Ansky's The Dybbuk, which feature possessed women as central characters. This book can serve as an excellent introduction to postcolonial and feminist theory for graduate students, while grounding its theory in the analysis of regionally and historically specific moments of time that will be of interest to specialists. It also provides an argument for the evaluation of religious lives and their struggles for meaning and power in the contemporary landscape of critical theory.