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Spirit Possession and Communication in Religious and Cultural Contexts explores the phenomenon of spirit possession, focusing on the religious and cultural functions it serves as a means of communication. Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of philosophers, anthropologists, historians, linguists, and scholars of religion and the Bible, the volume investigates the ways that spirit possession narratives, events, and rituals are often interwoven around communicative acts, both between spiritual and earthly realms and between members of a community. This book offers fresh insight into the enduring cultural and religious significance of spirit possession. It will be an important resource for scholars from a diverse range of disciplines, including religion, anthropology, history, linguistics, and philosophy.

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Author:   Caroline Blyth
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.553kg
ISBN:  

9780367340773

ISBN 10:   0367340771
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   30 November 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction-Caroline Blyth; 1 Spirit Possession in the Bible-Anne Aalbers; 2 Mental Illness and Demon Possession: Reading the New Testament-Anastasia Scrutton; 3 The Ghosts of the Past Are the Demons of the Present: Evangelical Third Wave Deliverance as a Gothic Therapeutic-Sean McCloud; 4 Ulu‘isino: Divine Possession and the Legitimation of Temporal Agency in Late Pre-Christian Tonga-Andy Mills; 5 Spirit Mediumism in Shaanbei, North-Central China-Adam Yuet Chau and LIU Jianshu; 6 Keeping it in the Family: Ancestral Talkback on Takū-Richard Moyle; 7 Even Demons Cooperate: Imitation and Conceptual Convergence in Possession Narratives-Karen Dwyer; 8 How Demons Speak: The Voice of Demonic Possession-Kirsty Rowan; 9 Spirit Possession as a Source of Knowledge-Gregory W. Dawes

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Caroline Blyth is Senior Lecturer in Theological and Religious Studies at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

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