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The law of possession: ritual, healing, and the secular state

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Rituals combining healing with spirit possession and court-like proceedings are found around the world and throughout history. Modern, secular states have systematically attempted to eliminate them. 'The Law of Possession' compares and analyses the internal logic of such practices, as well...

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Weitere Verfasser: Sax, William Sturman (HerausgeberIn) , Basu, Helene (HerausgeberIn)
Dokumenttyp: Book/Monograph
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2015
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190275747.001.0001
Schlagworte:
Gerechtigkeitsvorstellung
Besessenheitskult
Heiler
Asien
Afrika
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190275747.001.0001
Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190275747.001.0001
Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz451441796inh.htm
Klappentext: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz451441796kla.htm
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Verfasserangaben:edited by William S. Sax, Helene Basu
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Zusammenfassung:Rituals combining healing with spirit possession and court-like proceedings are found around the world and throughout history. Modern, secular states have systematically attempted to eliminate them. 'The Law of Possession' compares and analyses the internal logic of such practices, as well as their relation to the modern, secular state.
Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISBN:9780190275778
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190275747.001.0001

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