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Autore |
Turner Edith L. B. <1921-> |
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Experiencing ritual : a new interpretation of African healing / / Edith Turner with William Blodgett, Singleton Kahona, and Fideli Benwa |
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Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992 |
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©1992 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-21216-1 |
9786613212160 |
0-8122-0398-4 |
0-585-11693-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 239 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Collana |
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Series in contemporary ethnography |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BlodgettWilliam |
KahonaSingleton |
BenwaFideli |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ndembu (African people) - Rites and ceremonies |
Ndembu (African people) - Religion |
Ndembu (African people) - Medicine |
Shamanism - Zambia |
Healing - Zambia - Religious aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Third paperback printing 1998. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Content -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Field Context of the Ihamba Rituals in 198s -- 2. The Medicine Quest for the First Ihamba -- 3. The First Ihamba: The Performance for Nyakanjata -- 4. Discussion of the First Ihamba -- 5. Background to the Second Ihamba -- 6. The Second Ihamba: The Performance for Meru -- 7. Ritual and the Anthropology of Experience -- 8. Seeing Spirits -- Coda -- Appendix 1. African Spirit Healing and Ihamba -- Appendix 2. Types of Spirit Healen -- Appendix 3. Medicines and Hallucinogens -- Appendix 4. Cupping with Horns -- Appendix 5. Music and Drumming -- Appendix 6. The Extraction of Harmful Intrusions -- Appendix 7. A Composite Ihamba Scenario -- Appendix 8. Old and New Ihamba Compared -- Appendix 9. Matriliny, Rituals, and Religions: The 1985 |
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