The Resource Ecstatic religion : a study of shamanism and spirit possession, I.M. Lewis
Ecstatic religion : a study of shamanism and spirit possession, I.M. Lewis
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- Summary
- "States of spirit possession, in which believers feel themselves to be "possessed" by the deity and raised to a new plane of existence, are found in almost all known religions. From Dionysiac cults to Haitiam voodoo, Christian and Sufi mysticism to shamanic ritual, the rapture and frenzy of ecstatic experience forms an iconic expression of faith in all its devastating power and unpredictability. Ecstatic Religion has, since its first appearance in 1971, became the classic investigative study of these puzzling phenomena. Exploring the social and political significance of spiritual ecstasy and possession, it concerns the distinct types of functions of mystical experience--in particular, the differences between powerful male-dominated possession cults which reinforce established morality and power, and marginal, renegade ecstatics expressing forms of protest on behalf of the oppressed, especially women"--Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 15-200 pages)
- Contents
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- 1. Towards a sociology of ecstasy
- 2. Trance and possession
- 3. Affliction and its apotheosis
- 4. Strategies of mystical attack: protest and its containment
- 5. Possession and public morality: I. ancestor cults
- 6. Possession and public morality: II. Other cosmological systems
- 7. Possession and psychiatry
- Isbn
- 9780415301244
- Label
- Ecstatic religion : a study of shamanism and spirit possession
- Title
- Ecstatic religion
- Title remainder
- a study of shamanism and spirit possession
- Statement of responsibility
- I.M. Lewis
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "States of spirit possession, in which believers feel themselves to be "possessed" by the deity and raised to a new plane of existence, are found in almost all known religions. From Dionysiac cults to Haitiam voodoo, Christian and Sufi mysticism to shamanic ritual, the rapture and frenzy of ecstatic experience forms an iconic expression of faith in all its devastating power and unpredictability. Ecstatic Religion has, since its first appearance in 1971, became the classic investigative study of these puzzling phenomena. Exploring the social and political significance of spiritual ecstasy and possession, it concerns the distinct types of functions of mystical experience--in particular, the differences between powerful male-dominated possession cults which reinforce established morality and power, and marginal, renegade ecstatics expressing forms of protest on behalf of the oppressed, especially women"--Publisher description
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lewis, I. M
- Dewey number
- 306.6/9142
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Ecstasy
- Shamanism
- Spirit possession
- Religion and sociology
- Label
- Ecstatic religion : a study of shamanism and spirit possession, I.M. Lewis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194) and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- 1. Towards a sociology of ecstasy -- 2. Trance and possession -- 3. Affliction and its apotheosis -- 4. Strategies of mystical attack: protest and its containment -- 5. Possession and public morality: I. ancestor cults -- 6. Possession and public morality: II. Other cosmological systems -- 7. Possession and psychiatry
- Control code
- ocm52419444
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 15-200 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780415301244
- Note
- Taylor & Francis
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)52419444
- Label
- Ecstatic religion : a study of shamanism and spirit possession, I.M. Lewis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194) and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- 1. Towards a sociology of ecstasy -- 2. Trance and possession -- 3. Affliction and its apotheosis -- 4. Strategies of mystical attack: protest and its containment -- 5. Possession and public morality: I. ancestor cults -- 6. Possession and public morality: II. Other cosmological systems -- 7. Possession and psychiatry
- Control code
- ocm52419444
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 15-200 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780415301244
- Note
- Taylor & Francis
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)52419444
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