Where Humans and Spirits Meet
Author： Porta Donatella Della;Piazza Gianni;
Publisher： Berghahn Books
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9780857450562
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781845450557
Subject： B9 Religion;C91 Sociology;J8 Dramatic
Keyword： null 宗教,社会学,戏剧艺术Dramatic SociologyReligion
Language： ENG
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Description
Zanzibar, an island off the East African coast, with its Muslim and Swahili population, offers rich material for this study of identity, religion, and multiculturalism. This book focuses on the phenomenon of spirit possession in Zanzibar Town and the relationships created between humans and spirits; it provides a way to apprehend how society is constituted and conceived and, thus, discusses Zanzibari understandings of what it means to be human.
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