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.