What is spirit possession? Defining, comparing, and explaining two possession forms

Ethnos

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-126

  Cohen, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition and culture; Person identity; Spirit illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 40349102276     PISSN: 00141844     EISSN: 1469588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00141840801927558     Document Type: Article

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