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edocfu_9958352316902883
Format:
1 online resource (256 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812203981
Series Statement:
Contemporary Ethnography
Content:
Experiencing 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.
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Frontmatter --
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Content --
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Preface --
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Introduction --
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1. The Field Context of the Ihamba Rituals in 198s --
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2. The Medicine Quest for the First Ihamba --
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3. The First Ihamba: The Performance for Nyakanjata --
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4. Discussion of the First Ihamba --
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5. Background to the Second Ihamba --
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6. The Second Ihamba: The Performance for Meru --
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7. Ritual and the Anthropology of Experience --
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8. Seeing Spirits --
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Coda --
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Appendix 1. African Spirit Healing and Ihamba --
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Appendix 2. Types of Spirit Healen --
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Appendix 3. Medicines and Hallucinogens --
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Appendix 4. Cupping with Horns --
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Appendix 5. Music and Drumming --
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Appendix 6. The Extraction of Harmful Intrusions --
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Appendix 7. A Composite Ihamba Scenario --
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Appendix 8. Old and New Ihamba Compared --
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Appendix 9. Matriliny, Rituals, and Religions: The 1985 Ndembu --
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Appendix 10. Maps --
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Appendix 11. Abridged Genealogy of the Kahona Family --
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Notes --
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References --
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Index --
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Backmatter.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812203981
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812203981
