communication and cognitive pluralism in a spirit possession event in Malaysia
Susan E. Ackerman, Raymond L. M. Lee
American Ethnologist November 1, 1981 DOI: 10.1525/ae.1981.8.4.02a00080 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that spirit possession events in a factory are organized into predictable equivalence structures and that information about possession is communicated through reciprocal role behaviors at a primary level and interpretive accounts at a secondary level, emphasizing the complex processes involved in communicating possession events. |
Abstract
This study is concerned with how diverse definitions of spirit possession events in a factory are organized into predictable equivalence structures. A model of communication is utilized to show how information about possession is exchanged through reciprocal role behaviors at the primary level and through interpretive accounts at the secondary level. This approach emphasizes the complex processes involved in the communication of possession events. [Malay culture, spirit possession, communication]
Citations in the library
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- BEATITUDES, BEASTS, AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL BURDENS Medical Anthropology Newsletter August 1, 1982