Originally published in 1978 Spirit Possession and Spirit Mediumship in Africa and Afro-America is a diverse and comprehensive bibliography on published works containing ethnographic data on spirit possession and spirit mediumship in North and Sub-Saharan Africa and in some Afro-American communities.

Irving Zaretsky, Cynthia Shambaugh

Preface

Introduction

A Method of Compilation: Research Orientation, Scope of Material Surveyed, Special Topical Problems

B. Working Definition of Spirit Possession and Spirit Mediumship

C. Organization of the Bibliography

1 Africa: Ethnic Groups

2. Africa: Miscellaneous Groups

3. Africa: Ethnic Groups in Political Units

4. Africa: Ethnic Groups in Major Regions

5. Africa: General Sources

6. Afro-America: Regions, Political Units, Religious Movements and Ethnic Groups

7. Afro-America: General Sources

8. World Areas Outside Africa and Afro-America

9. Theoretical Sources on Spirit Possession and Spirit Mediumship

10. Altered States of Consciousness Research

11. Glossolalia

12. Art

13. Music

14. Religious Movements

15. Islam

16. Kimbanguism

17. Zar

18. Zionism

List 1. Journals, Newsletters, Periodicals - Thoroughly Investigated and Relevant

List 2. Journals, Newsletters, Periodicals - Investigated for Cited Articles

List 3. Journals, Newsletters, Periodicals - Investigated but not Relevant

First published in 1978 by Garland Publishing, Inc.

© 1978 Irving I. Zaretsky and Cynthia Shambaugh