1st Edition
The Divine and the Demonic Supernatural Affliction and its Treatment in North India
By Dr Graham Dwyer
Copyright 2003
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Based on fieldwork in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, this book focuses on supernatural affliction - illness and misfortune ascribed to demonic spirits or ghosts and to other mystical agents, such as sorcerers and witches. The study augments and extends the existing scholarship on a range of issues, including inter alia beliefs about spirit possession, sorcery, witchcraft and the evil eye.... Read more
Introduction 1. Mehnidipur - The Fieldwork Setting 2. Supernatural Malaise and Key Patterns of Affliction: Causation, Attribution and Vulnerability 3. Sorcery, Witchcraft and the Evil Eye 4. Healing and the Transformation of Self in Exorcism 5. Hindu Priests and Healers Conclusion
Biography
Dr Graham Dwyer
