Vous en avez un à vendre?

Frederick Smith The Self Possessed (Hardback)

Another great item from Rarewaves USA | Free delivery!
État :
Entièrement neuf
8 disponibles
Ayez l'esprit tranquille. Renvois acceptés.
Expédition :
L'expédition n'est pas offerte vers : États-Unis. En savoir plussur l'expédition
Lieu : 60502, États-Unis
Livraison :
Variable
Renvois :
Renvoi sous 30jours. L'acheteur paie les frais de port du renvoi. En savoir plus- pour en savoir plus sur les renvois
Paiements :
     

Magasinez en toute confiance

Garantie de remboursement eBay
Recevez l'objet commandé ou obtenez un remboursement. 

Informations sur le vendeur

Inscrit comme vendeur professionnel
Le vendeur assume l'entière responsabilité de cette annonce.
Numéro de l'objet eBay :315167947961
Dernière mise à jour : juin 17, 2024 15:24:52 HAEAfficher toutes les modificationsAfficher toutes les modifications

Caractéristiques de l'objet

État
Entièrement neuf: Un livre neuf, non lu, non utilisé et en parfait état, sans aucune page manquante ...
Format
Hardcover
Book Title
Self Possessed : Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization
Publication Name
The Self Possessed
Title
The Self Possessed
Subtitle
Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civiliz
ISBN-10
0231137486
EAN
9780231137485
ISBN
9780231137485
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Release Year
2006
Release Date
05/12/2006
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Length
1 in
Author
Frederick Smith
Genre
Literary Criticism, Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Social Science
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Illustrator
Yes
Topic
Asian / Indic, General, Sacred Sexuality, Anthropology / General
Item Weight
43.7 Oz
Item Width
0.7 in
Number of Pages
736 Pages

À propos de ce produit

Product Information

The Self Possessed is a multifaceted, diachronic study reconsidering the very nature of religion in South Asia, the culmination of years of intensive research. Frederick M. Smith 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. In South Asia possession has always been broader and more diverse than in the West, where it has been almost entirely characterized as "demonic." At best, spirit possession has been regarded as a medically treatable psychological ailment and at worst, as a condition that requires exorcism or punishment. In South (and East) Asia, ecstatic or oracular possession has been widely practiced throughout history, occupying a position of respect in early and recent Hinduism and in certain forms of Buddhism. Smith analyzes Indic literature from all ages-the earliest Vedic texts; the Mahabharata; Buddhist, Jain, Yogic, Ayurvedic, and Tantric texts; Hindu devotional literature; Sanskrit drama and narrative literature; and more than a hundred ethnographies. He identifies several forms of possession, including festival, initiatory, oracular, and devotional, and demonstrates their multivocality within a wide range of sects and religious identities. Possession is common among both men and women and is practiced by members of all social and caste strata. Smith theorizes on notions of embodiment, disembodiment, selfhood, personal identity, and other key issues through the prism of possession, redefining the relationship between Sanskritic and vernacular culture and between elite and popular religion. Smith's study is also comparative, introducing considerable material from Tibet, classical China, modern America, and elsewhere. Brilliant and persuasive, The Self Possessed provides careful new translations of rare material and is the most comprehensive study in any language on this subject.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231137486
ISBN-13
9780231137485
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50872976

Product Key Features

Book Title
Self Possessed : Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization
Number of Pages
736 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Asian / Indic, General, Sacred Sexuality, Anthropology / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Social Science
Type
Textbook
Author
Frederick Smith
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
43.7 Oz
Item Length
1 in
Item Width
0.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"This comprehensive work should appear on the shelf of every serious scholar of South Asian religion... Essential." -- "CHOICE", This comprehensive work should appear on the shelf of every serious scholar of South Asian religion... Essential.
Lccn
2005-056030
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
133.4/260954
Lc Classification Number
Bl1055.S63 2006
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Orthodoxies, Madness, and Method 1. Academic and Brahmanical Orthodoxies Part II: Ethnography, Modernity, and the Languages of Possession 2. New and Inherited Paradigms: Methodologies for the Study of Possession 3. Possession, Trance Channeling, and Modernity 4. Notes on Regional Languages and Models of Possession Part III. Classical Literature 5. The Vedas and Upanisads 6. Friendly Acquisitions, Hostile Takeovers, The Panorama of Possession in the Sanskrit Epics 7. Enlightenment and the Classical Culture of Possession 8. Vampires, Prostitutes, and Poets: Narrativity and the Aesthetics of Possession 9. Devotion as Possession 10. Possession in Tantra: Constructed Bodies and Empowerment 11. Tantra and the Diaspora of Childhood Possession 12. The Medicalization of Possession in ayurveda and Tantra 13. Conclusions: Identity Among the Possessed and Dispossessed Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2006

Description de l'objet du vendeur

Rarewaves USA CA

Rarewaves USA CA

97,5% d'évaluations positives
175K objets vendus
Visiter la BoutiqueContacter

Évaluations détaillées du vendeur

Moyenne au cours des 12 derniers mois

Qualité de la description
4.9
Justesse des frais d'expédition
5.0
Rapidité de l'expédition
4.9
Communication
4.9

Évaluations comme vendeur (63 331)

v***l (6)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.
Dernier mois
Achat vérifié
Quick and Easy
3***e (217)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.
Dernier mois
Achat vérifié
merci
8***h (451)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.
Dernier mois
Achat vérifié
Great!

Évaluations et avis sur le produit

Aucune évaluation ni aucun avis jusqu'à maintenant.
Soyez le premier à rédiger un avis.