LEADER 03322nam 22006615 450 001 9910728388703321 005 20230528035437.0 010 $a3-031-25920-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-25920-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30553126 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30553126 035 $a(OCoLC)1380996705 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-25920-3 035 $a(BIP)087041504 035 $a(CKB)26784646300041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926784646300041 100 $a20230528d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 13$aAn Anthropological Study of Spirits /$fby Christine S. VanPool, Todd L. VanPool 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (260 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: VanPool, Christine S. An Anthropological Study of Spirits Cham : Springer,c2023 9783031259197 327 $aChapter 1. Things that go Bump in the Night (and Day) -- Chapter 2. Anthropology and the Science of the Supernatural: Souls, Ancestors, Ghosts, and Spirits -- Chapter 3. An Operational Classification of Spirits -- Chapter 4. The World of Spirits -- Chapter 5. Spirits and their Helpers -- Chapter 6. Defense against the Dark -- Chapter 7. Neurology, Physiology, and the Mind/Spirit Interface -- Chapter 8. Conclusion. 330 $aThis book discusses the cultural importance of spirits, what spirits want, and how humans interact with them, using examples from around the world and through time. Examples range from the vengeful spirits of the Zulu that cast lightning bolts from clear skies to punish wrongdoers, to the benevolent Puebloan Kachina that encourage prosperity, safety, and rain in the arid American Southwest. The case studies illustrate how humans seek to cooperate (or counteract) spirits to heal the physical and spiritual ailments of their people, to divine the truth, or to gain resources. Building from their cross-cultural analyses, the authors further discuss how our physiology and psychology impact our interaction with the spirits. Readers will come away with an appreciation of the beauty and power of the spirits that continue to shape the lives of people around the world. . 606 $aAnthropology of religion 606 $aReligion and sociology 606 $aReligion?Philosophy 606 $aEthnology 606 $aAnthropology of Religion 606 $aSociology of Religion 606 $aPhilosophy of Religion 606 $aSociocultural Anthropology 610 $aAnthropology 610 $aSocial Science 615 0$aAnthropology of religion. 615 0$aReligion and sociology. 615 0$aReligion?Philosophy. 615 0$aEthnology. 615 14$aAnthropology of Religion. 615 24$aSociology of Religion. 615 24$aPhilosophy of Religion. 615 24$aSociocultural Anthropology. 676 $a306.6 676 $a306.6 700 $aVanPool$b Christine S$01362854 701 $aVanPool$b Todd L$01362855 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910728388703321 996 $aAn Anthropological Study of Spirits$93382373 997 $aUNINA