Spirit mediumship and society in Africa / / edited by John Beattie and John Middleton

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (351 p.)
• Disciplina: 398.4/5
• Soggetto topico: Witchcraft - Africa
• Altri autori: BeattieJohn MiddletonJohn <1921->
• Note generali: First published in 1969.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; WEST AFRICA; SPIRIT POSSESSION IN GHANA; TYPES OF SPIRIT POSSESSION IN KALABARI RELIGION; TRANCE AND CONVENTION INNAGO-YORUBA SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP; CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICA; SPIRIT POSSESSION AMONG THE TONGA OF ZAMBIA; SPIRIT MEDIUMS AS MEDIATORS IN VALLEY KOREKORE SOCIETY; SPIRIT POSSESSION AMONG THE ZULU; EAST AFRICA; SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP IN BUNYORO; THE SHETANI CULT AMONG THE SEGEJU OF TANZANIA; SPIRIT POSSESSION IN NORTHERN SOMALILAND; SPIRIT POSSESSION AMONG THE LUGBARA ; SPIRIT POSSESSION AND MEDIUMSHIP AMONG THE ALURTHE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SUKUMA SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP; SPIRIT INITIATION IN ANKOLE AND A CHRISTIAN SPIRIT MOVEMENT IN WESTERN KENYA; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Gathering together under a single cover material from a wide range of African societies, this volume allows similarities and differences to be easily perceived and suggests social correlates of these in terms of age, sex, marital status, social grading and wealth. It includes material on both traditional and modern cults.
• Titolo autorizzato: Spirit mediumship and society in Africa
• ISBN: 1-136-52772-9; 1-136-52765-6; 1-315-01719-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810789403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge library editions. . -Anthropology and ethnography.; Africa (Routledge (Firm)) ; ; 1.