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1 online resource (209 pages) |
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Culture, mind, and society : the book series of the Society for Psychological Anthropology |
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Culture, mind, and society
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: Stepping Into "This Supernatural World" of Candomblé -- 2. Reflections on the Challenges and Rewards of Integrative Research -- 3. Sometimes Affliction is the Door: Healing and Transformation in Narratives of Mediumship -- 4. Looking inside: Biological Mechanisms and Embodiment in Candomblé Trance and Possession -- 5. Healing the Embodied Self in Candomblé -- 6. Conclusion: Stepping Back |
| Summary |
"Spirit possession involves the displacement of a human's conscious self by that of a powerful other -- a spirit, god, or demon -- who temporarily occupies the human's body. To many, spirit possession is quintessentially exotic, a novelty, an example of the ways in which 'others' are fundamentally different. In this book, Seligman shows that, far from being exotic and 'other, ' spirit possession mediumship represents a privileged site for understanding a number of fundamental aspects of human experience -- especially those involved with interactions among meaning, embodiment, and subjectivity. Using a diverse set of ethnographic, psychological, and biological data gathered during fieldwork among spirit possession mediums of the Candomble religion in Northeastern Brazil, she explores how everyday and religious practices and meanings shape and interact with the bodily experiences and psychophysiological states of Candomble mediums, both before and after their initiations, and how such interactions shape their experiences of selfhood"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Candomblé (Religion) -- Brazil
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Black people -- Brazil -- Religion
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Spirit possession -- Brazil
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Spiritual healing -- Brazil
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Healing -- Brazil
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Ethnology -- Brazil.
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Ethnobiology -- Brazil
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RELIGION -- Spirituality.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Black people -- Religion
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Candomblé (Religion)
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Ethnobiology
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Ethnology
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Healing
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Spirit possession
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Spiritual healing
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Candomblé
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Besessenheit
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Geistheilung
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| SUBJECT |
Brazil -- Religious life and customs
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Brazil
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Brasilien
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781137409607 |
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1137409606 |
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9781349488759 |
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1349488755 |
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