| Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing Contributor(s): Turner, Edith (Author), Blodgett, William (With), Kahona, Singleton (With) |
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ISBN: 0812213661 ISBN-13: 9780812213669 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1992 Annotation: "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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ethnic & Tribal - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 299.683 |
| LCCN: 91-38993 |
| Lexile Measure: 1170 |
| Series: Contemporary Ethnography |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.07" W x 9.06" (0.96 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |