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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