 | Experiencing Ritual: A New Interpretation of African Healing Subjects: Ndembu (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies; Ndembu (African people) -- Religion; Ndembu (African people) -- Medicine; Shamanism -- Zambia; Healing -- Zambia -- Religious aspects; 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. |
