Journal article icon

Journal article

When minds migrate: conceptualizing spirit possession

Abstract:

To investigate possible cognitive factors influencing the cross-cultural incidence of spirit possession concepts and to develop a more refined understanding of the precise contours of 'intuitive mind-body dualism' (Bloom, 2004), two studies were conducted that explored adults’ intuitions about the relationship between minds and bodies. Specifically, the studies explored how participants reason about the effects of a hypothetical mind-migration across a range of behaviours. Both studies used h...

Expand abstract
Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

Actions


Access Document


Publisher copy:
10.1163/156770908X289198

Authors


More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SAME
Sub department:
Social & Cultural Anthropology
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SAME
Sub department:
Social & Cultural Anthropology
Role:
Author
John Templeton Foundation More from this funder
Publisher:
Brill Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Cognition and Culture Journal website
Volume:
8
Issue:
1-2
Pages:
23-48
Publication date:
2008-01-01
DOI:
EISSN:
1568-5373
ISSN:
1567-7095
Language:
English
Keywords:
Subjects:
UUID:
uuid:36a65ae3-0187-402b-87ff-b8f80ea3351f
Local pid:
ora:3098
Deposit date:
2009-11-27

Terms of use


Views and Downloads






If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record

TO TOP