Télécharger le livre :  Bridges between Worlds

This book explores Icelandic spirit work, known as andleg mal, which features trance and healing practices that span earth and spirit realms, historical eras, scientific and supernatural worldviews, and cross-Atlantic cultures. Based on years of fieldwork conducted in...
Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2016-09-01

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Télécharger le livre :  Bringing the Sacred Down to Earth

In Bringing the Sacred Down to Earth, Corinne Dempsey offers a comparative study of Hindu and Christian, Indian and Euro/American earthbound religious expressions. She argues that official religious, political, and epistemological systems tend to deny sacred access and...
Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2011-12-12

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Télécharger le livre :  The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York

The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York is a profile of a flourishing Hindu temple in the town of Rush, New York.The temple, established by a charismatic nonbrahman Sri Lankan Tamil known as Aiya, stands out for its combination of orthodox ritual meticulousness and...
Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2005-12-15

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Télécharger le livre :  Kerala Christian Sainthood

Kerala Christian Sainthood is an ethnography-based study that celebrates the multi-vocal function of saints. Drawing on pilgrim anecdotes, shrine practices, official hagiographies, and regional lore, author Corinne Dempsey demonstrates how the business of saints...
Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2001-01-25

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