Possession and (body) politics: The transformation of healing rituals in Sri Lanka
Yaktovil healing rituals in Sri Lanka are traditionally complex night-long performances with energetic dances and drumming, which often include possession. The ritual practitioners as well as the patients are usually Sinhalese Buddhists. The rituals are performed when the illness of a patient is lin...
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University of Edinburgh Library
2012-09-01
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| Series: | The South Asianist |
| Online Access: | http://www.southasianist.ed.ac.uk/article/view/60 |