The law of possession: ritual, healing, and the secular state
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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| Format: | Book/Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2015
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| DOI: | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190275747.001.0001 |
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| Online Access: | 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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| Author Notes: | edited by William S. Sax, Helene Basu |
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The law of possession: ritual, healing, and the secular state
Oxford University Press [2015]
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