Sökning: "spirit possession"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden spirit possession.

1. 1. "We Are In-Between". : Health-seeking, Gender and Authority in a Charismatic Church in Mbeya, Tanzania

   Författare :Lotta Gammelin; Kyrko- och missionsstudier; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; health-seeking; gender; health-seeking nomads; Faith-healing; Medical pluralism; authority; Pentecostal charismatic Christianity; spirit possession; agency; Spiritual warfare; suffering; motherhood; theological ethnography; Tanzania;

   Sammanfattning : This study examines health-seeking, healing practices, gender and authority in a charismatic, locally founded church, the International Church for Healing and Glory (ICHG) in Mbeya, Tanzania. Based on ten months of ethnographic fieldwork carried out in 2013 and 2014, it addresses the situation of people who resort to faith-healing in a medically pluralistic context. LÄS MER

3. 2. Santería healing in Cuba

   Författare :Johan Wedel; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; Cuba; Santería; Afro-Cuba; religious healing; medical anthropology; medicine; rituals;

   Sammanfattning : In Cuba, from the early twentieth century up until today, the Afro-Cuban religious tradition santería has stood for health, protection, and a meaningful life for many Cubans. Santería, which has its roots in Africa and the religious beliefs of the Yoruba slaves, is currently flourishing, with both Cubans and foreigners turning to it for help in instances of ill-health. LÄS MER