Spirit Possession, Theology and Identity

A Pacific Exploration

edited by Elaine Wainwright, Philip Culbertson, Susan Smith and Elaine M Wainwright

Book cover: Spirit Possession, Theology and Identity

Extent: 308 pages

Publisher: ATF Press

Subjects: Religious Studies

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(April 2010)

ISBN: 9781921511639

Price: $41.95

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The growing contemporary interest in spirit possession prompted scholars to explore the reality of spirit possession in Oceania today. The first section of this volumes draws on the experience of those involved in pastoral ministry with people who believe they are possessed, or those whose particular research interests are the relationship of faith, culture, and praxis. In the second section, the function and place of spirit language in the biblical texts is examined, while in the last section the focus is broader, addressing some of the historical responses to spirit possession, as well as emerging pneumatologies of good and bad spirits and their impact on the human condition.

  • Edited by Philip Culbertson
  • Edited by Susan Smith
  • Edited by Elaine Wainwright
  • Edited by Elaine M Wainwright