The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization - Frederick Smith - Books - Columbia University Press - 9780231137485 - December 5, 2006
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The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization

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Proposes that positive oracular or ecstatic possession is the most common form of spiritual expression in India, and that it has been linguistically distinguished from negative, disease-producing possession for thousands of years.


736 pages, 13 black & white illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 5, 2006
ISBN13 9780231137485
Publishers Columbia University Press
Pages 736
Dimensions 161 × 239 × 46 mm   ·   1.12 kg
Language English  

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