Experiencing Ritual
A New Interpretation of African Healing

Edith Turner (Author), William Blodgett (Assisted by), Singleton Kahona (Assisted by), Fideli Benwa (Assisted by)

9780812213669

Paperback / softback, published 1 March 1992

256 pages, 27 illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.366 kg

Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings-the view of millions of Africans-that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.