Lewis, I. M

Ecstatic religion; a study of shamanism and spirit possession - 3rd ed published 2003 - London; New York Routledge c1971 - xxiv, 200p.; bibliog.; index

Religion and Psychology : Possession and psychiatry, p160-84.

'I.M. Lewis's wide-ranging comparitive study looks at the psychological, medical, aesthetic, religious and cultural aspects of possession, and covers themes including soul-loss, ecstatic trance, divination, erotic passion and exorcism.'

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Ecstasy
Spirit Possession
Religion and Sociology
Shamanism
Religion and Psychology
Religious Experiences: Ecstasy--Sociological Perspectives
Demoniac Possession

BL626 .L48 2003