Possession (...) is a... «Possession»
Napoli19 сентября 2016Possession (...) is a belief, a cultural belief, a shared and not idiosyncratic belief. Insofar as the behavior involves acting out a personality which which is believed in, concerning which there are shared expectations, to that extent surely "possession states" cannot exist in societies where such beliefs are absent. Nevertheless, if we speak in very general terms about dissociation, fugue states, multiple personalities, fainting, functional epileptic seizures and other behavior of an apparently hysterical type, then the behavior is probably universal and occurs in all societies; however, it should not properly be referred to as "possession states".
In should be noted, furthermore, that where such states occur with a traditional religious explanation, this explanation is not necessarily one involving a concept of "possession". Particularly where hallucinations (or visions) are involved, the religious theory traditionally used is more likely to be one of a spiritual trip or voyage, the absence of the soul, and/or its adventures and encounters with various forces or beings.
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