Spirit-possession in theory and practice: séances with Tibetan spirit-mediums in Nepal
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis January 16, 2019 Per-Arne Berglie
This paper describes a short study of the séances and trance-performances of three Tibetan spirit-mediums (dpa' bo) from a refugee-community in Nepal. The field-work on which this study is based was carried out in a Tibetan refugee-village in Nepal during 1970 and 1971. For each dpa' bo: dBang phyug, Sri gcod, and Nyi ma don grub, a summary of personal thoughts and beliefs concerning possession...