Ethnology, Volume 44University of Pittsburgh, 2005 - Anthropology |
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POSSESSION , AND THE AFTERLIFE IN CHUUK , MICRONESIA1 Katherine Boris Dernbach University of Iowa In Chuuk , Micronesia , recently deceased kin often appear as spirit visitors and may possess female relatives in order to provide comfort ...
POSSESSION , AND THE AFTERLIFE IN CHUUK , MICRONESIA1 Katherine Boris Dernbach University of Iowa In Chuuk , Micronesia , recently deceased kin often appear as spirit visitors and may possess female relatives in order to provide comfort ...
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... possession that has its roots in pre - Christian social and religious life . Thus , while there is no term today for one - time or very infrequent possession hosts , those who are frequently possessed by spirits are called wáán anu ...
... possession that has its roots in pre - Christian social and religious life . Thus , while there is no term today for one - time or very infrequent possession hosts , those who are frequently possessed by spirits are called wáán anu ...
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... POSSESSION , SPIRIT ENCOUNTERS , AND COMMUNING WITH THE DEAD The funerary possessions that people remember ( those that generate discussion and interpretation , and those considered important ) involve the spirit of the deceased who ...
... POSSESSION , SPIRIT ENCOUNTERS , AND COMMUNING WITH THE DEAD The funerary possessions that people remember ( those that generate discussion and interpretation , and those considered important ) involve the spirit of the deceased who ...
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Volume XLIV Number | 4 |
Race and the Politics of Identity in Nepal | 49 |
TempleBuilding and Heritage in China | 65 |
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