Experiencing Ritual
A New Interpretation of African Healing| By: | Edith Turner |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780812213669 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780812203981 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 1992 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings—the view of millions of Africans—that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.