Smith, Frederick M.

The self possessed deity and spirit possession in South Asian literature and civilization / [electronic resource] : Frederick M. Smith. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2006. - xxvii, 701 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [607]-664) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

0231510659 (electronic bk.) 9780231510653 (electronic bk.)




Spirit possession--South Asia.
Spirit possession in literature.
Sanskrit literature--History and criticism.
Tantrism--South Asia.
Spirit possession--Hinduism.


Electronic books.

BL1055 / .S63 2006

133.4/260954