The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization, by Frederick M. Smith
Kathleen Taylor
Religions of South Asia January 19, 2010 DOI: 10.1558/rosa.v2i2.241 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that possession is a pervasive and formative element of South Asian civilization, evident across literary and historical sources, and that it has been unjustly neglected in favor of elite textual traditions. |
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The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization, by Frederick M. Smith. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. xxvii + 701pp. ISBN 0-231-13748-6 (hb), 0-231-51065-9 (electronic).