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The Possessed and the Dispossessed

The Possessed and the Dispossessed PDF Author: Lesley A. Sharp
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520207084
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 367

Book Description
"Sharp concludes this study with an analysis of how indigenous spirit mediums and Protestant exorcists treat extreme cases of possession and madness, revealing contradictions inherent in cross-cultural psychiatric praxis. More generally, the book challenges current views about possession and marginal status, particularly in reference to gender and age, insightful discussions of the lives of migrant adults and children as they seek relief. Some personal and social ills make Sharp's investigation relevant to gender studies, medical anthropology religion and ritual, and the politics of culture as well as African and Madagascar studies."--Jacket