Possession: Demoniacal and Other ; Among Primitive Races, in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Modern Times

Forsideomslag
Psychology Press, 1999 - 400 sider
This is Volume III of six in a series on Anthropology and Psychology. Originally published in 1930, this collection of papers looks at possession, demonical and other, among primitive races, in antiquity, the Middle Ages and modern times.

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INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER
12
of voice 19 Muscular strength 22 Old descriptions
25
ating in the organism 26 Examples of dialogues with
31
Jeanne des Anges
86
PART II
129
Possession in Africa 132 Amongst the Kabyle 132
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In South Africa 143 In Asia 145 Amongst the Bataks
145
Abyssinia
234
CHAPTER PAGE
236
primitive races of normal stature 253 In Central Africa
253
The Tonga Islands 276 Firsthand testimony of
276
America 286 The masked dances of
292
ARTIFICIAL AND VOLUNTARY POSSESSION
311
i IN THE PAST THE GRÆCOROMAN WORLD
322
The oracles 323 History of the authority and influence
332

Antiquity The region of the Tigris and Euphrates
151
Classical antiquity 154 Primitive and classical Greece
158
The Christians as exorcists 164 Possession amongst
172
The Middle Ages Cases from the life of St Augus
183
Modern times Luther 186 The epidemics of posses
196
The Catholic attitude 199 Protestantism 202 Spirit
203
The Jews of Eastern Europe 206 America 210
210
The Near East 212 India 213 Siam 217 Burmah
218
in the Mysteries of Jamblichus 343 The corybantism
344
In Asia 348 Possession in the Hindu religion 348 The
356
Mrs Taylors account of Chinese possession 362 Posses
366
The Piper case 371 Auto
375
CONCLUSION
376
INDEX
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