| Description |
ix, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Smithsonian series in ethnographic inquiry |
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Smithsonian series in ethnographic inquiry.
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| Contents |
I. Ritual passage. 1.Tswapong wisdom divination: making the hidden seen. 2. Kalanga demonic possession: the cultural reconstruction of a domestic domain. 3. Kalanga sacrifice: the restorative movement of divinities and people. 4. Umeda masquerade: renewing identity and power in the cosmos -- II. Sacred journey. 5. Dual organization, axis, and sacred center: dialectical representation in the New Guinea lowlands. 6. "Totenism" in history: the sacred crossing of West African strangers. 7. Regional cult of God above: achieving and defending the macrocosm. 8. Churches of the spirit: the argument of images from Zion to the Wilderness. 9. Postscript: religious movement in history |
| Analysis |
Regional religious cults - Sociological perspectives |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 347-365 |
| Subject |
Change -- Religious aspects.
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Cults.
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Isvaracandra Gupta. 1812-1839
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Religion and sociology.
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Rites and ceremonies.
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| Author |
Caṭṭopādhyāẏa, Baṅkimacandra, 1838-1894.
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| LC no. |
88029298 |
| ISBN |
071901929X (alk. paper : Manchester) |
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087474976X (alk. paper : Smithsonian) |
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