Title: The Mind Possessed
First published: 2007
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.
Subjects: Psychology, religious, Afro-brazilian cults, Experience (religion), Brazil, religion, Religious Psychology, Spirit possession, Discernment of spirits, Case studies, Parapsychology and anthropology
LC classification: BL