Ghosts of Iceland

Name: Ghosts of Iceland
Price: 59.84 USD
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ISBN: 9780534610524

ISBN-10: 0534610528

ISBN-13: 9780534610524

Edition: 2005

Authors: Robert Anderson

List price: $112.95

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This ethnography, uniquely set in contemporary Iceland, takes an in-depth look at the way supernatural beliefs and practices (long an important subject of anthropology) thrive as an "unnamed, unpretentious, and quiet, nearly silent, spiritual movement that impacts most of the population either directly or indirectly in deeply personal ways." The author lived and worked in Reykjavik, where friends, acquaintances, students, colleagues and spirit mediums talked with him about their experiences of being in contact with spirits of the dead, including deceased loved ones and spirit doctors. Anderson's book is a primary example of signature anthropology methodology, i.e., ethnographic fieldwork or…

Book details

List price: $112.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 7/15/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Robert Anderson lives and works in New York City.




To Talk with the Dead



The Menu of Humanoid Possibilities



Ghosts in the Past



Dimensions of Mediumship



Why the Living Dead are Popular



The Ghosts of Childhood



Christian Churches vs


Spiritists



Spiritist Social Life



New Age Elves and Fairies



The STance as The ater



Failed Conversations with the Dead



The Last Word