Casper Miller: Faith Healers in the Himalayas

Books Faith, 1997. Reprint. Binding: Softcover. Book Condition: Good Condition. 287 pages. Revised edition. A number of nicks to cover edges, small area of sticker removal damage to front, dried sticker residue on rear, contents remain clean and unmarked.

  Spirit-possession, magic, witchcraft, and occult healing ceremonies are still daily realities in the villages of Nepal. Who are the -people who deal with these realities on behalf of afflicted members of the community? This absorbing in-depthstudy reveals the amazing secrets of traditional Himalayan shamans ' (known locally as Jhankris) and their clients in the Dolakha district, a remote mountainous region of Nepal inhabited by the Thami people. '.