Experiencing Ritual : A New Interpretation of African Healing Paperback / softback
by Edith Turner
Part of the Contemporary Ethnography series
Paperback / softback
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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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, 27 illus.
- Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
- Publication Date:01/03/1992
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- ISBN:9780812213669
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, 27 illus.
- Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
- Publication Date:01/03/1992
- Category:
- ISBN:9780812213669