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Ritual Possession

Ritual Possession is a form of spirit possession in which the possession experience is elicited, structured, and interpreted within a formalized cultural or religious ritual context, distinguishing it from spontaneous or pathological possession states.

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2017–2026

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From the Enemy's Point of View: Humanity and Divinity in an Amazonian Society.

Laura Rival, Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, Catherine V. Howard · Man · 1993 · 333 citations

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Case Studies in Spirit Possession

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

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Hanging Without a Rope: Narrative Experience in Colonial and Post-colonial Karoland

Sandra Niessen · Pacific Affairs · 1994 · 263 citations

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spirits and selves in Northern Sudan: the cultural therapeutics of possession and trance

Janice Boddy · American Ethnologist · 1988 · 159 citations

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The ‘Casser Maison’ Ritual

Jean‐Sébastien Marcoux · Journal of Material Culture · 2001 · 153 citations

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Authors

143

  1. VC
    Vincent Crapanzano

    The Graduate Center, CUNY, United States

    2 publications · 384 citations

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  2. MV
    Marjolein van Duijl

    Netherlands Forensic Institute, Netherlands

    2 publications · 80 citations

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  3. KM
    Keith M. Prufer

    University of New Mexico, United States

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  4. CW
    Colleen Ward

    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    2 publications · 98 citations

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  5. VG
    Vivian Garrison

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 384 citations

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Institutions

76

  1. Dartmouth College

    Hanover, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    91 citations

  2. Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    134 citations

  3. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    104 citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    153 citations

  5. Sultan Qaboos University

    Muscat, Oman

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    156 citations

  6. Yunnan Archaeology

    Kunming, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    81 citations

  7. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  8. University School

    Cleveland, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

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Venues

  1. Ethnology

    6 publications · 179 citations

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  2. Ethos

    4 publications · 147 citations

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 139 citations

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  4. Man

    4 publications · 428 citations

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  5. American Anthropologist

    3 publications · 118 citations

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