Living Folk Religions

Living Folk Religions
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 9781000878622
ISBN-13 : 1000878627
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Book Synopsis Living Folk Religions by : Sravana Borkataky-Varma

Download or read book Living Folk Religions written by Sravana Borkataky-Varma and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living Folk Religions presents cutting-edge contributions from a range of disciplines to examine religious folkways across cultures. This collection embraces the non-elite and non-sanctioned, the oral, fluid, accessible, evolving religions of people (volk) on the ground. Split into five sections, this book covers: What Is Folk Religion? Spirit Beings and Deities Performance and Ritual Praxis Possession and Exorcism Health, Healing, and Lifestyle Topics include demons and ambivalent gods, tree and nature spirits, revolutionary renunciates, oral lore, possession and exorcism, divination, midwestern American spiritualism, festivals, queer sexuality among ritual specialists, the dead returned, vernacular religions, diaspora adaptations, esoteric influences underlying public cultures, unidentified flying objects (UFOs), music and sound experiences, death rituals, and body and wellness cultures. Living Folk Religions is a must-read for those studying Comparative Religions, World Religions, and Religious Studies, and it will also interest specialists and general readers, particularly enthusiastic readers of Anthropology, Folklore and Folk Studies, Global Studies, and Sociology.


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