Kristin C Bloomer

Gebundenes Buch

Possessed by the Virgin

Hinduism, Roman Catholicism, and Marian Possession in South India

Beschreibung

Possessed by the Virgin is an ethnographic account of three Roman Catholic women in Tamil Nadu, south India who claim to be possessed by Mary, the mother of Jesus. The author follows the lives of these women over many years, investigating questions about gender, social power, agency, and authenticity.

Autor

Kristin C. Bloomer is Associate Professor of Religion at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780190615093
• ISBN-10: 0190615095
• Artikelnr.: 48856955