03785nam 2200781 a 450 991045491650332120211015013648.01-283-21216-197866132121600-8122-0398-40-585-11693-810.9783/9780812203981(CKB)111004368588944(OCoLC)44957201(CaPaEBR)ebrary10491874(SSID)ssj0000152026(PQKBManifestationID)11161176(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152026(PQKBWorkID)10320324(PQKB)10784418(MiAaPQ)EBC3441417(MdBmJHUP)muse8363(DE-B1597)449256(OCoLC)929156303(DE-B1597)9780812203981(Au-PeEL)EBL3441417(CaPaEBR)ebr10491874(CaONFJC)MIL321216(EXLCZ)9911100436858894419911008d1992 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrExperiencing ritual[electronic resource] a new interpretation of African healing /Edith Turner with William Blodgett, Singleton Kahona, and Fideli BenwaPhiladelphia University of Pennsylvania Pressc19921 online resource (257 p.)Series in contemporary ethnographyThird paperback printing 1998.0-8122-1366-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index.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 Ndembu --Appendix 10. Maps --Appendix 11. Abridged Genealogy of the Kahona Family --Notes --References --Index --BackmatterExperiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings—the view of millions of Africans—that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.Series in contemporary ethnography.Ndembu (African people)Rites and ceremoniesNdembu (African people)ReligionNdembu (African people)MedicineShamanismZambiaHealingZambiaReligious aspectsElectronic books.Ndembu (African people)Rites and ceremonies.Ndembu (African people)Religion.Ndembu (African people)Medicine.ShamanismHealingReligious aspects.299/.6839Turner Edith L. B.1921-1049081Blodgett William1049082Kahona Singleton1049083Benwa Fideli1049084MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454916503321Experiencing ritual2477787UNINA