The Divine and the Demonic: Supernatural Affliction and Its Treatment in North India

ISBN-13: 9780415753968 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 208 str.

Graham Dwyer

Opis

Rather than focusing on psychological and other rationalist interpretations of demonic affliction, this study presents a phenomenological approach. Based on research in Rajasthan, the study examines ritual practice, especially exorcism and other healing ceremonies.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Dr Graham Dwyer