| Talking with the Spirits: Ethnographies from Between the Worlds Contributor(s): Hunter, Jack (Editor), Luke, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0987422448 ISBN-13: 9780987422446 Publisher: Daily Grail Publishing OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Body, Mind & Spirit | Shamanism - Body, Mind & Spirit | Spiritualism - General |
| Dewey: 133.91 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.02 lbs) 366 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Talking With the Spirits is a cross-cultural survey of contemporary spirit mediumship. The diverse contributions to this volume cover a wide-range of ethnographic contexts, from Spiritualist seances in the United Kingdom to self-mortification rituals in Singapore and Taiwan, from psychedelic spirit incorporation in the Amazonian rainforest, to psychic readings in online social spaces, and more. By taking a broad perspective the book highlights both the variety of culturally specific manifestations of spirit communication, and key cross-cultural features suggestive of underlying core-processes and experiences. Rather than attempting to reduce or dismiss such experiences, the authors featured in this collection take the experiences of their informants seriously and explore their effects at personal, social and cultural levels." |