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Deity Possession

Deity Possession is a form of spirit possession in which an individual is temporarily inhabited or controlled by a divine entity, distinguishing it from other types ofspirit possession by the elevated ontological status and sacred agency of the possessing being.

33

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1.7K

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38

Authors

19

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Variants

Divine Possession

Parents

Publications

33

Case Studies in Spirit Possession

Stephen D. Glazier, Vincent Crapanzano, Vivian Garrison · Review of Religious Research · 1978 · 285 citations

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Trance and Possession States

E. D. Wittkower · International Journal of Social Psychiatry · 1970 · 154 citations

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Spirit Possession and Deprivation Cults

I. M. Lewis · Man · 1966 · 153 citations

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The self possessed: deity and spirit possession in South Asian literature and civilization

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 113 citations

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Case Studies in Spirit Possession

John J. Nicola, Vincent Crapanzano, Vivian Garrison · Anthropological Quarterly · 1979 · 99 citations

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Authors

38

  1. ED
    E. D. Wittkower

    McGill University, Canada

    2 publications · 165 citations

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  2. VG
    Vivian Garrison

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 384 citations

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  3. VC
    Vincent Crapanzano

    The Graduate Center, CUNY, United States

    2 publications · 384 citations

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  4. RL
    Ruth Levine

    The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, United States

    1 publications · 45 citations

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  5. RP
    Raymond Prince

    McGill University, Canada

    1 publications · 14 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    168 citations

  2. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  3. Tula University

    Tula, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  4. University of Miami Hospital

    Miami, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    355 citations

  5. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    54 citations

  6. Hellenic Open University

    Pátrai, Greece

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  7. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

  8. University of Colorado System

    Boulder, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    134 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 6 publications · 270 citations

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  2. Man

    2 publications · 222 citations

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  3. International Journal of Social Psychiatry

    IJSP · 2 publications · 200 citations

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  4. Ethos

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  5. Epilepsia

    1 publications · 71 citations

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