Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing

By Edith Turner

Book Overview

Experiencing Ritual A New Interpretation of African Healing Edith Turner. With William Blodgett, Singleton Kahona, and Fideli Benwa 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. Contemporary Ethnography 1992 256 pages 6 x 9 27 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-1366-9 Paper $26.50s 17.50 World Rights Anthropology

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812213661
• ISBN13: 9780812213669
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"