How about demons? : possession and exorcism in the modern world / / Felicitas D. Goodman

• Autore: Goodman Felicitas D
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, [Indiana] ; ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : , : Indiana University Press, , 1988; ©1988
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (165 p.)
• Disciplina: 291.2/16
• Soggetto topico: Demoniac possession; Exorcism
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; FOREWORD; PREFACE; Chapter 1 Possession's Many Faces; Chapter 2 Spiritualism; Chapter 3 Healing in Umbanda; Chapter 4 Pentecostalism: A New Force in Christendom; Chapter 5 The Dangerous Spirits of Japan; Chapter 6 The Multiple Personality Experience and Demonic Possession; Chapter 7 The Ghosts That Kill; Chapter 8 A Legion of Demons; Chapter 9 Two Recent Cases of Demonic Possession; Conclusion How about Demons--and Other Spirits?; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Quite an interesting book... "" -Religious Studies Review""It is by far superior to anything else on demons we have seen in the past few years."" -The American Rationalist""... Goodman is to be commended for a stimulating and wide-reaching treatment of a compelling and much-debated subject."" -Journal of Folklore ResearchRich in detail derived from the author's fieldwork and the anthropological literature, this work paints a picture of possession as one of the usually positive and most widespread of human religious experiences. It also details the ritual of exorcism,
• Titolo autorizzato: How About Demons?
• ISBN: 0-253-01462-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790808503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Folklore Today