Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
Mar 29, 1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-10
0812231198
ISBN-13
9780812231199
Description
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.