How Long to Read Spirits and Trance in Brazil

How Long Does it Take to Read Spirits and Trance in Brazil?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Spirits and Trance in Brazil by Bettina E. Schmidt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Bettina E. Schmidt explores experiences usually labelled as spirit possession, a highly contested and challenged term, using extensive ethnographic research conducted in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil and home to a range of religions which practice spirit possession. The book is enriched by excerpts from interviews with people about their experiences. It focuses on spirit possession in Afro-Brazilian religions and spiritism, as well as discussing the notion of exorcism in Charismatic Christian communities. Spirits and Trance in Brazil: An Anthropology of Religious Experience is divided into three sections which present the three main areas in the study of spirit possession. The first section looks at the social dimension of spirit possession, in particular gender roles associated with spirit possession in Brazil and racial stratification of the communities. It shows how gender roles and racial composition have adapted alongside changes in society in the last 100 years. The second section focuses on the way people interpret their practice. It shows that the interpretations of this practice depend on the human relationship to the possessing entities. The third section explores a relatively new field of research, the Western discourse of mind/body dualism and the wide field of cognition and embodiment. All sections together confirm the significance of discussing spirit possession within a wider framework that embraces physical elements as well as cultural and social ones. Bringing together sociological, anthropological, phenomenological and religious studies approaches, this book offers a new perspective on the study of spirit possession.

How long is Spirits and Trance in Brazil?

Spirits and Trance in Brazil by Bettina E. Schmidt is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Spirits and Trance in Brazil Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Spirits and Trance in Brazil aloud.

What Reading Level is Spirits and Trance in Brazil?

Spirits and Trance in Brazil is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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