Some Spirits Heal, Others Only Dance

A Journey into Human Selfhood in an African Village

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19948639
AutoresRoy Willis (0000-0001-9551-7608), K B S Chisanga, H M K Sikazwe, Kapembwa B Sikazwe, Sylvia Nanyangwe
Año2020
Páginas256
Fecha de publicación2020-05-27
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaSome Spirits Heal, Others Only Dance (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781003086727
OpenAlexW2319696930
Open LibraryOL29530124M
ISBN9781003086727
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11

Where does 'the self' in 'myself' begin and end? And what do ideas of 'spirit' tell us about the nature of human selfhood? To investigate these poorly understood matters, veteran anthropologist, neo-shaman and paranormal healer Roy Willis spent five months in a remote part of northern Zambia exploring human consciousness in a fascinating and sometimes terrifying series of adventures. This absorbing book tells the story of Willis' and his three local colleagues' quest, as they participate in and film rituals of ecstatic union with nature spirits and talk in depth with experts in managing the awesome powers of a world beyond the ordinary. The narrative follows the research team's day-to-day involvement with rituals of spirit revelation, healing, and exorcism, their encounters with the evil powers of sorcery, and the sometimes troubled relations between team members. The African healers in this book emerge both as exceptional individuals and as pioneering explorers of consciousness. Their experience is surprisingly congruent with our present sense of multiple and shifting selfhoods in the age of global electronic communication

Aesthetics · Art · Dance · Sociology · Visual arts · African cultural and philosophical studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Anthropology