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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.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 60 books | 17 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: divinatory proposition, mongoose skin pouch, castor oil leaf, bark lid, cupping horn (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: Victor Turner, Mukanza Village, Vic Turner, Meru's Ihamba, Kahona Village (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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After Vic Turner and I left the field in 1954, a gap of thirty-one years elapsed before I was to see the Ndembu again. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
divinatory proposition, mongoose skin pouch, castor oil leaf, bark lid, cupping horn, shrine pole, greeting tree, leaf medicine, impeded form, pounding pole, duiker antelope, termite tower, medicine quest, afflicting spirit, medicine basket, finger horn, medicine collection, dead hunter, antelope skin, honey beer, human tooth, ritual scene Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Victor Turner, Mukanza Village, Vic Turner, Meru's Ihamba, Kahona Village, Don Antonio, Shika Village, Discussion of the First Ihamba, Philip Kabwita, Derek Mulandu, Kahona Sambumba, Mulandu Farm, Essie Parrish New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
- Healing Practices in the South Pacific by Claire D. Parsons in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- African Studies by H P Turner in Front Matter, and Back Matter