Abstract
Adorcism refers to a kind of possession or con- tact with the supernatural that is desired by a human practitioner. It is a term borrowed by anthropologist Ioan Myrddin Lewis from the Belgian structuralist Luc de Heusch. Adorcism usually takes the form of possession or shamanic practices. In de Heusch’s typology, the shaman communes with the beyond human world, whereas during the possession, supernatural entities are received into the person. Therefore, shamanism is the practitioner’s ascent toward the spiritual realm, whereas possession is the descent and incarnation of the supernatural in the practitioner.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion |
| Editors | Adam Possamai, Anthony J. Blasi |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | Sage Publications |
| Pages | 5-7 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781473942202 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |