Intimations of Immortality: From Anthropological Fieldnotes, from an Anthropological Life History, and from the Resources of Ethnography

The most common experience of a spirit is that of the dead—a parent, lover, relative, friend, or mentor. Many people in my countries of fieldwork who have been bereaved have described how the dead came back to help or comfort them as they struggled with their grief. The sense of the presence of a sp...

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Published in:Anthropology and humanism 2006-12, Vol.31 (2), p.157-171
Main Author: Turner, Edith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropological research
Consciousness
Death
Ethnography
Field work
Life history
Religious life
Soul
Spirits
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