Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing / Edition 1

by Edith Turner, William Blodgett, Singleton Kahona, Fideli Benwa

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812213669
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/1992
Series:	Contemporary Ethnography
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.66(d)
Lexile:	1170L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years