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Possessing Spirits and Healing Selves

Embodiment and Transformation in an Afro-Brazilian Religion
By:R. Seligman
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137409591
eText ISBN:9781137409607
Edition:0
Copyright:2014
Format:Reflowable

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Spirit possession involves the displacement of a human's conscious self by a powerful other who temporarily occupies the human's body. Here, Seligman shows that spirit possession represents a site for understanding fundamental aspects of human experience, especially those involved with interactions among meaning, embodiment, and subjectivity.