Illness, therapy, and change in Ethiopian possession cults
Africa April 1, 1993 Norbert L. Vecchiato 30 citations
Abstract This article examines patterns of continuity and change in spirit possession phenomena among the Sidamo of southern Ethiopia. Traditional possession rituals appear to be losing cultural relevance, owing to the increasing popularity of possession and exorcistic healing enacted within the ritual context of independent religious movements. Such movements emerged in the region as a...