LEADER 03835nam 2200793 a 450 001 9910807288003321 005 20240418021202.0 010 $a1-283-21216-1 010 $a9786613212160 010 $a0-8122-0398-4 010 $a0-585-11693-8 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812203981 035 $a(CKB)111004368588944 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10491874 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000152026 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161176 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152026 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10320324 035 $a(PQKB)10784418 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8363 035 $a(DE-B1597)449256 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812203981 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441417 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10491874 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL321216 035 $a(OCoLC)44957201 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441417 035 $a(OCoLC)929156303 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368588944 100 $a19911008h19921992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aExperiencing ritual $ea new interpretation of African healing /$fEdith Turner with William Blodgett, Singleton Kahona, and Fideli Benwa 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$d1992 210 4$aŠ1992 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 239 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aSeries in contemporary ethnography 300 $aThird paperback printing 1998. 311 0 $a0-8122-1366-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContent --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$t1. The Field Context of the Ihamba Rituals in 198s --$t2. The Medicine Quest for the First Ihamba --$t3. The First Ihamba: The Performance for Nyakanjata --$t4. Discussion of the First Ihamba --$t5. Background to the Second Ihamba --$t6. The Second Ihamba: The Performance for Meru --$t7. Ritual and the Anthropology of Experience --$t8. Seeing Spirits --$tCoda --$tAppendix 1. African Spirit Healing and Ihamba --$tAppendix 2. Types of Spirit Healen --$tAppendix 3. Medicines and Hallucinogens --$tAppendix 4. Cupping with Horns --$tAppendix 5. Music and Drumming --$tAppendix 6. The Extraction of Harmful Intrusions --$tAppendix 7. A Composite Ihamba Scenario --$tAppendix 8. Old and New Ihamba Compared --$tAppendix 9. Matriliny, Rituals, and Religions: The 1985 Ndembu --$tAppendix 10. Maps --$tAppendix 11. Abridged Genealogy of the Kahona Family --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex --$tBackmatter 330 $aExperiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings?the view of millions of Africans?that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power. 410 0$aSeries in contemporary ethnography. 606 $aNdembu (African people)$xRites and ceremonies 606 $aNdembu (African people)$xReligion 606 $aNdembu (African people)$xMedicine 606 $aShamanism$zZambia 606 $aHealing$zZambia$xReligious aspects 615 0$aNdembu (African people)$xRites and ceremonies. 615 0$aNdembu (African people)$xReligion. 615 0$aNdembu (African people)$xMedicine. 615 0$aShamanism 615 0$aHealing$xReligious aspects. 676 $a299/.6839 700 $aTurner$b Edith L. B.$f1921-$01705792 701 $aBlodgett$b William$01705793 701 $aKahona$b Singleton$01705794 701 $aBenwa$b Fideli$01705795 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807288003321 996 $aExperiencing ritual$94092790 997 $aUNINA