The Mind Possessed
Subtitle: The Cognition of Spirit Possession in an Afro-Brazilian Religious Tradition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: July 4, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780195323351
Subjects: Alternative belief systems; Anthropology; Cognitive theory; Social Science; Religion - Church Life; Sociology; Christian Ministry - Missions; Social Science / Sociology of Religion; Sociology of Religion; Afro-Brazilian cults; Brazil; Psychology, Religious; Spirit possession
Description: Illustrated mainly with hypothetical or anecdotal examples, this book considers in detail how the psychological systems undergirding spirit concepts are activated in real-world settings and, specifically, how those concepts can give rise to trance and spirit-possession phenomena.