In this Book
- Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of Pennsylvania Press
- Series: Contemporary Ethnography
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-17
- 4. Discussion of the First Ihamba
- pp. 83-102
- 5. Background to the Second Ihamba
- pp. 103-127
- 7. Ritual and the Anthropology of Experience
- pp. 159-169
- 8. Seeing Spirits
- pp. 170-177
- Appendix 2. Types of Spirit Healers
- pp. 185-187
- Appendix 3. Medicines and Hallucinogens
- pp. 188-190
- Appendix 4. Cupping with Horns
- pp. 191-192
- Appendix 5. Music and Drumming
- pp. 193-199
- Appendix 8. Old and New Ihamba Compared
- pp. 206-208
- Appendix 10. Maps
- pp. 211-212
- References
- pp. 221-228
Additional Information
ISBN
9780812203981
Related ISBN(s)
9780812213669
MARC Record
OCLC
44957201
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1992
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