27%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Sacred Self: A Cultural Phenomenology of Charismatic Healing
Thomas J. Csordas
€ 35.99
€ 26.40
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Sacred Self: A Cultural Phenomenology of Charismatic Healing
Paperback. This study of the contemporary American faith healing movement, the Catholic Charismatic Revival, blends ethnographic details with case histories to provide a cultural analysis of the healing experience. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508. A Cultural Phenomenology of Charismatic Healing. 344 pages, 10 b&w photographs. This study of the contemporary American faith healing movement, the Catholic Charismatic Revival, blends ethnographic details with case histories to provide a cultural analysis of the healing experience. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCM; JFC. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 23. Weight: 496.
How does religious healing work, if indeed it does? In this study of the contemporary North American movement known as the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Thomas Csordas investigates the healing practices of a modern religious movement to provide a rich cultural analysis of the healing experience. This is not only a book about healing, however, but also one about the nature of self and self- transformation. Blending ethnographic data and detailed case studies, Csordas examines processes of sensory imagery, performative utterance, orientation, and embodiment. His book forms the basis for a rapprochement between phenomenology and semiotics in culture theory that will ... Read more
How does religious healing work, if indeed it does? In this study of the contemporary North American movement known as the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Thomas Csordas investigates the healing practices of a modern religious movement to provide a rich cultural analysis of the healing experience. This is not only a book about healing, however, but also one about the nature of self and self- transformation. Blending ethnographic data and detailed case studies, Csordas examines processes of sensory imagery, performative utterance, orientation, and embodiment. His book forms the basis for a rapprochement between phenomenology and semiotics in culture theory that will ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
508g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520208841
SKU
V9780520208841
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Thomas J. Csordas
Thomas J. Csordas is Professor of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University.
Reviews for The Sacred Self: A Cultural Phenomenology of Charismatic Healing