Dwyer

The Divine and the Demonic

Supernatural Affliction and its Treatment in North India

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focuses on supernatural affliction - illness and misfortune ascribed to demonic spirits or ghosts and to other mystical agents, such as sorcerers and witches.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 245g
• ISBN-13: 9780415753968
• ISBN-10: 0415753961
• Artikelnr.: 39701809

Autorenporträt

Dr Graham Dwyer

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Mehnidipur - The Fieldwork Setting 2. Supernatural Malaise
and Key Patterns of Affliction: Causation, Attribution and Vulnerability 3.
Sorcery, Witchcraft and the Evil Eye 4. Healing and the Transformation of
Self in Exorcism 5. Hindu Priests and Healers Conclusion