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Bloomsbury Handbook of Religious Ecstasy

By Alison Marshall

Bloomsbury Handbook of Religious Ecstasy Religion & Esotericism

Bloomsbury Handbook of Religious Ecstasy

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"Providing case studies that highlight the diverse gendered voices and stories of people who have ecstatic religious experiences, this book brings together chapters on ecstasy, transformations of the mind and body and interactions between the living and spirits. Focusing on ecstatic contexts across North and South America, Africa, Japan and beyond, this book utilises intersection analysis to uncover the links among racial, social, and gendered political margins. Using a wealth of research from both past and present, the authors interrogate institutional contexts of possession, intoxication and exorcism, uncovering group interactions between people and gods, saints, angels, or demons"--
Product details
Number of Pages:
292
Release Date:
2025-04-24
Publication Date:
2025-04-24
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1350347019
ISBN13:
9781350347014
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
687 g
Height:
175 cm
Width:
250 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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