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Title: EXPERIENCING RITUAL
A NEW INTERPRETATION OF AFRICAN HEALING
By: Edith Turner, William Blodgett, Singleton Kahona
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0812213661
ISBN 13: 9780812213669
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Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS
Pub. date: 1 March, 1992
Series: Contemporary Ethnography
Pages: 256
Description: Gives an account of how the author sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. This work presents a view not common in anthropological writings - the view of millions of Africans - that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.
Synopsis: 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.
Illustrations: 27 illus.
Publication: US
Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press
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