Ing-Britt Trankell

Ritual works and practices: a case study from a Muslim community in Cambodia

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis January 16, 2019 Ing-Britt Trankell

The function of the ritual is to assert a transcendental power over everyday experience and rituals therefore tend to be formalized, repetitive and conservative events. The purpose of this paper is to show the importance for ritual studies of ritualised strategies for the negotiation of power and influence. Here, research on a spirit possession cult among the Muslim Cham in Cambodia will serve...