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Ecstatic Religion: A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession 3rd Edition
Ecstatic Religion A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession 3rd Edition
Author: I. M. Lewis
States of spirit possession, in which believers feel themselves to be 'possessed' by the deity and raised to a new plane of existence, are found in almost all known religions. From Dionysiac cults to Haitiam voodoo, Christian and Sufi mysticism to shamanic ritual, the rapture and frenzy of ecstatic experience forms an iconic expression of faith ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415301244
ISBN-10: 0415301246
Publication Date: 1/30/2003
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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