Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing (Contemporary Ethnography)
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Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing (Contemporary Ethnography)
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Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings—the view of millions of Africans—that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.
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