Possessing Spirits and Healing Selves Embodiment and Transformation in an Afro-Brazilian Religion
Description
Spirit possession involves the displacement of a human's conscious self by a powerful other who temporarily occupies the human's body. Here, Seligman shows that spirit possession represents a site for understanding fundamental aspects of human experience, especially those involved with interactions among meaning, embodiment, and subjectivity.
Keywords
Social ScienceSociology of ReligionAnthropologyCultural & SocialReligionSpiritualitySociology
2014Book
Author(s)Rebecca Seligman
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137409591
LanguageEnglish
