Background
Goodman, Felicitas Daniels was born on January 30, 1914 in Budapest, Hungary. Daughter of Nikolaus and Maria (Uhlig) Daniels. came to the United States, 1947.
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"The book is clearly written for the general reader and includes many descriptions of trance experiences. It may serve as a good introduction to the nature and appeal of the shamanic revival in modern Western cultures." ―Theological Book Review "... a case study in experiential anthropology that offers a unique mix of autobiography, mythology, experiential research, and archaeological data to support a challenging thesis―that certain body postures may help induce specific trance states." ―Shaman’s Drum "This is a spellbinding and exceptionally readable book by an extraordinary woman." ―Yoga Journal "And suddenly the understanding of my own vision washed over me like a mighty wave... For life or for death, I was committed to that mighty realm of which I was shown a brief reminder, the world where all was forever motion and emergence, that realm where the spirits ride the wind." ―from the Prologue Goodman reexamines our notions of the nature of reality by studying the ritual postures of native art assumed by her subjects during trance states. For readers desiring to discover this world of ancient myths, she has included a practical guide on how to achieve such ecstatic experiences.
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"An important book which deserves the careful attention of serious students of religion." ―Religious Studies Review Anthropologist and spiritual explorer Felicitas Goodman offers a "unified field theory" of religion as human behavior. She examines ritual, the religious trance, alternate reality, ethics and moral code, and the named category designating religion.
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(In 1976 a young German girl named Anneliese Michel underw...)
In 1976 a young German girl named Anneliese Michel underwent a series of exorcisms. The rites were administered by two priests of the Catholic Church to free Anneliese of the six demons they believed possessed her. Seemingly as a result of the exorcisms the girl died. Worldwide publicity followed when the girl's parents and the two exorcists were brought to trial and convicted of negligent homicide. Here a noted anthropologist offers her own interpretation of the exorcisms of Anneliese Michel. Drawing on interviews with the two exorcists, the girl's parents and friends, transcripts of the trial, and tape recordings made during the exorcisms - as well as studies of religious experience in various cultures - Felicitas Goodman has written a fascinating, compelling book, one that finally tells what happened in this strange case as it delves into the age-old mystery of demonic possession.
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Goodman, Felicitas Daniels was born on January 30, 1914 in Budapest, Hungary. Daughter of Nikolaus and Maria (Uhlig) Daniels. came to the United States, 1947.
M., University Heidelberg (Germany), 1936. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1971.
Instructor German department, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, 1947-1950; science translator, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio., 1951-1958; multilingual abstractor, Chemical Abstracts/Ohio State University Medical School, Columbus, 1958-1964; lecturer German department, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1962-1968; associate professor department sociology-anthropology, Denison U., Granville, Ohio., 1968-1979; director, Cuyamunque Institute, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, since 1979.
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(In 1976 a young German girl named Anneliese Michel underw...)
Vice president secretary sociology-anthropology Ohio Academy of Sciences, Columbus, 1977-1978. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropol. Association.
Married Glenn H. Goodman, March 27, 1937 (divorced 1967). Children: Nicolas, Frederick, Susan, Beatrice.