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The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization
Frederick Smith
The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization
Frederick Smith
Proposes that positive oracular or ecstatic possession is the most common form of spiritual expression in India, and that it has been linguistically distinguished from negative, disease-producing possession for thousands of years.
736 pages, 13 black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | December 5, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780231137485 |
Publishers | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 736 |
Dimensions | 161 × 239 × 46 mm · 1.12 kg |
Language | English |
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