The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization

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Hardcover
2007
$104.32

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.

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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.

$104.32

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 736
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 05 Jan 2007
ISBN 10: 0231137486
ISBN 13: 9780231137485

The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization

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$104.32

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$104.32

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