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Possessed by the Virgin: Hinduism, Roman Catholicism, and Marian Possession in South India
Bloomer, Kristin C. (Associate Professor of Religion, Associate Professor of Religion, Carleton College)
Possessed by the Virgin: Hinduism, Roman Catholicism, and Marian Possession in South India
Bloomer, Kristin C. (Associate Professor of Religion, Associate Professor of Religion, Carleton College)
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.
352 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | January 4, 2018 |
ISBN13 | 9780190615093 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 348 |
Dimensions | 236 × 157 × 28 mm · 640 g |