Holy Water and Evil Spirits

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Holy Water and Evil Spirits is written by Katharina Wilkens and published by LIT Verlag Münster. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3643111797 (ISBN 10) and 9783643111791 (ISBN 13).

In Tanzania, the Marian Faith Healing Ministry offers Catholic healing rituals under the patronage of the Virgin Mary. Exorcism and a special water service are central to the healing process. People bring physical, spiritual, and social afflictions before the group's leader, Felicien Nkwera. Combining the perspectives of the study of religions and medical anthropology, this book analyzes Nkwera's pastoral texts and the personal healing narratives of the members. Thus, a complex image of the healing process is created and framed within its Tanzanian interreligious context and its global conservative Catholic context. (Series: Beitrage zur Afrikaforschung - Vol. 47)