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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464219303321

Titolo

Spirit mediumship and society in Africa / / edited by John Beattie and John Middleton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-52765-6

1-315-01719-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. Africa ; ; I

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography

Altri autori (Persone)

BeattieJohn

MiddletonJohn <1921-2009>

Disciplina

398.4/5

Soggetti

Witchcraft - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1969.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; WEST AFRICA; SPIRIT POSSESSION IN GHANA; TYPES OF SPIRIT POSSESSION IN KALABARI RELIGION; TRANCE AND CONVENTION INNAGO-YORUBA SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP; CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICA; SPIRIT POSSESSION AMONG THE TONGA OF ZAMBIA; SPIRIT MEDIUMS AS MEDIATORS IN VALLEY KOREKORE SOCIETY; SPIRIT POSSESSION AMONG THE ZULU; EAST AFRICA; SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP IN BUNYORO; THE SHETANI CULT AMONG THE SEGEJU OF TANZANIA; SPIRIT POSSESSION IN NORTHERN SOMALILAND; SPIRIT POSSESSION AMONG THE LUGBARA

SPIRIT POSSESSION AND MEDIUMSHIP AMONG THE ALURTHE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SUKUMA SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP; SPIRIT INITIATION IN ANKOLE AND A CHRISTIAN SPIRIT MOVEMENT IN WESTERN KENYA; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Gathering together under a single cover material from a wide range of African societies, this volume allows similarities and differences to be easily perceived and suggests social correlates of these in terms of age, sex, marital status, social grading and wealth. It includes material on both traditional and modern cults.