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Edith Turner was an American anthropologist whose fieldwork in Zambia focused on ritual, healing, and religious experience. Her book The Hands Feel It describes healing practices and the spirit world in northern Zambia, reflecting her interest in the meanings participants attach to ritual events. She also contributed to anthropological discussions of communitas, a concept associated with the work of Victor Turner.
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What did Edith Turner research in Zambia?
Edith Turner's fieldwork in Zambia focused on ritual, healing, spirits, and religious experience, including work among the Ndembu. She was interested in how participants themselves understood healing and spiritual encounters.
What is The Hands Feel It by Edith Turner about?
The Hands Feel It describes healing practices and ideas about the spirit world in northern Zambia. The book reflects Turner's humanistic approach to ritual and the lived experience of religious practice.
Did Edith Turner collaborate with Victor Turner?
Yes, Edith Turner collaborated with Victor Turner on research involving ritual, healing, and communitas. After his death in 1983, she continued developing her own work on ritual, consciousness, and spiritual experience.
Where else did Edith Turner conduct fieldwork?
Her research also included Iñupiat communities in northern Alaska and spiritual experiences in rural Ireland. She later taught at the University of Virginia, where she completed a graduate degree in 1980.
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