<p>Possession, a seemingly irrational phenomenon, has posed challenges to generations of scholars rooted in Western notions of body-soul dualism, self and personhood, and a whole set of presuppositions inherited from Christian models of possession that was ¿good¿ or ¿bad.¿ The authors of the essays in this book present a new and more promising approach. They conceive spirit possession as a form of communication, of expressivity, of culturally defined behavior that should be understood in the context of local, vernacular theories and empiric reflections. </p><p>With the aim of reformulating the comparative anthropology of spirit possession, the editors have opened corridors between previously separate areas of research. Together, anthropologists and historians working on several historical periods and in different European, African, South American, and Asian cultural areas attempt to redefine the very concept of possession, freeing it from the Western notion of the self and more clearly
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<P><EM>Spirit Possession and Communication</EM><I>in Religious and Cultural Contexts </I>explores the phenomenon of spirit possession, focusing on the religious and cultural functions it serves as a means of communication....
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Inspiring and Practical Teaching on the Work of the Holy Spirit<br/><br/>In 31 clear, concise chapters, Andrew Murray shares his insights on all aspects of the Holy Spirit''s work in the Christian''s life. This helpful...
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Roland Michell er assistent på et forskningsprosjekt om den viktorianske poeten Randolph Henry Ash. En dag finner han et brev fra Ash til en ukjent kvinne. Sammen med litteraturforskeren Maud Bailey innleder han jakten på en litteraturhistorisk sensasjon,...
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