Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing

(Part of the Contemporary Ethnography Series)

by Edith Turner

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Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings--the view of millions of Africans--that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812213661

ISBN13:9780812213669

Release Date:March 1992

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.94 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Alternative Medicine Earth-Based Religions Healing Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Shamanism

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