Ecstatic religion
a study of shamanism and spirit possession
by Lewis, I. M.
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"States of spirit possession, in which believers feel themselves to be "possessed" by the deity and raised to a new plane of existence, are found in almost all known religions. From Dionysiac cults to Haitiam voodoo, Christian and Sufi mysticism to shamanic ritual, the rapture and frenzy of ecstatic experience forms an iconic expression of faith in all its devastating power and unpredictability. Ecstatic Religion has, since its first appearance in 1971, became the classic investigative study of these puzzling phenomena. Exploring the social and political significance of spiritual ecstasy and possession, it concerns the distinct types of functions of mystical experience--in particular, the differences between powerful male-dominated possession cults which reinforce established morality and power, and marginal, renegade ecstatics expressing forms of protest on behalf of the oppressed, especially women"--Publisher description.
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Ecstasy, Shamanism, Religion and sociology, Spirit possession, Spiritualism, Sociology, Religion and Psychology, Extase, Sociologie religieuse, Religion, Bezetenheid, Sjamanisme, SOCIAL SCIENCE, 73.55 religion: general (ethnology), Xamanismo, Extase religioso, Simbolismo religioso, Religieuze ervaring, Sociology of Religion, 08.37 philosophy of religion, Possession par les esprits, Chamanisme, Religión y sociología| Edition | Availability |
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Ecstatic religion: a study of shamanism and spirit possession
2003, Routledge
in English
- 3rd ed.
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Ecstatic religion: a study of shamanism and spirit possession
1989, Routledge
in English
- 2nd ed.
0415007992 9780415007993
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Ecstatic Religion: A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession
December 22, 1988, Routledge
in English
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Ecstatic religion: an anthropological study of spirit possession and Shamanism
1978, Penguin
in English
- [Rev. ed.]
0140212779 9780140212778
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Ecstatic religion: an anthropological study of spirit possession and shamanism
1971, Penguin Books
in English
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"This book explores that most decisive and profound of all religious dramas, the seizure of man by divinity."
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