Download or read book Experiencing Ritual written by Edith Turner and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1992-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings—the view of millions of Africans—that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.