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Psychoanalytic conversations with states of spirit possession

beauty in brokenness

by Shalini Masih

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

Description

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This book emerged out of psychoanalytic doctoral research on the states of spirit possession in North India. In this book, Shalini Masih holds psychoanalytic conversations with people who experienced spirit possession. These conversations reveal a deeper link between the research participant's early experiences and the ghosts that inhabited them. Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Allies Lighting Up a Dark Path -- Various Beginnings -- Engaging with Lives-Loosening the Grip of Terror -- Between Dread and Meaning -- Psychoanalysis Under the Banyan Tree -- Ghosts as Messengers -- References -- Index -- About the Author.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession, Psychic healing, auras, and subtle energy, and Shamanism and spirit practice.

  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Retained metadata contains “possession” in the title, “possession” in the description, “possession” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “possession”· in title
    • “possession”· in description
    • “possession”· in subject
    • “possession”· in edition title
  • Psychic healing, auras, and subtle energy

    Controlled discovery queries from k10plus matched “Geistheilung”. Retained metadata contains “Geistheilung” in the subject metadata.

    • “Geistheilung”· via K10plus Union Catalog
    • “Geistheilung”· in subject
  • Shamanism and spirit practice

    Retained metadata contains “Spirit possession” in the title, “Spirit possession” in the description, “Spirit possession” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Spirit possession”· in title
    • “Spirit possession”· in description
    • “Spirit possession”· in subject
    • “Spirit possession”· in edition title

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beauty in brokenness

K10plus union-catalog record

clinical, social, and cultural contexts; Includes bibliographical references and index; Psychoanalytic studies; xxvi, 281 Seiten

[2023]Lexington BooksEnglish
  • 9781666902112
  • 9781666902136
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Beauty in Brokenness

1st ed

1 online resource (309 pages); Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources; Psychoanalytic Studies: Clinical, Social, and Cultural Contexts Series

2023Lexington Books/Fortress AcademicEnglish
  • 9781666902129
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