Description: The Sinhalese exorcism rituals are perhaps the most complex and the most magnificent in performance still extant. For this second edition, the author has written a new preface and introduction in which he argues that the techniques of healing in Sri Lanka cannot be reduced to Western psychoanalytic or psychotherapeutic terms.
Review Quotes: Kapferer wonderfully captures for us the mood, the life, smack and colour of exorcist rituals. - Victor Turner