When minds migrate: Conceptualizing spirit possession

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 23-48

  Cohen, Emma ^a   Barrett, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cultural transmission; Intuitive mind body dualism; Social cognition; Spirit possession

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849272950     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156770908X289198     Document Type: Article

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