The Law of Possession: Ritual, Healing, and the Secular State

. Ed(s): Sax, William S.; Basu, Helene (University of Munster)

ISBN 10: 0190275758 / ISBN 13: 9780190275754

Published by Oxford University Press, 2015

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Editor(s): Sax, William S.; Basu, Helene (University of Munster). Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRLK; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364. . 2016. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Law of Possession: Ritual, Healing, and the Secular State
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190275758
• ISBN 13: 9780190275754
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Rituals combining healing with spirit possession and court-like proceedings are found around the world and throughout history. Modern, secular states have systematically attempted to eliminate them. The Law of Possession is the first volume to compare and analyze the internal logic of such practices, as well as their relation to the modern, secular state.

About the Author

William S. ('Bo') Sax has taught at Harvard, Christchurch, and Heidelberg, where he is Chair of Cultural Anthropology at the South Asia Institute.

Helene Basu studied social anthropology at the Free University Berlin where she earned a PhD in 1993. She is currently director of the Institute of Social Anthropology at Münster University.