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Willis, Roy Geoffrey was born on September 15, 1927 in London.
( Where does 'the self' in 'myself' begin and end? And wh...)
Where does 'the self' in 'myself' begin and end? And what do ideas of 'spirit' tell us about the nature of human selfhood? To investigate these poorly understood matters, veteran anthropologist, neo-shaman and paranormal healer Roy Willis spent five months in a remote part of northern Zambia exploring human consciousness in a fascinating and sometimes terrifying series of adventures. This absorbing book tells the story of Willis' and his three local colleagues' quest, as they participate in and film rituals of ecstatic union with nature spirits and talk in depth with experts in managing the awesome powers of a world beyond the ordinary. The narrative follows the research team's day-to-day involvement with rituals of spirit revelation, healing, and exorcism, their encounters with the evil powers of sorcery, and the sometimes troubled relations between team members. The African healers in this book emerge both as exceptional individuals and as pioneering explorers of consciousness. Their experience is surprisingly congruent with our present sense of multiple and shifting selfhoods in the age of global electronic communication.
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Willis, Roy Geoffrey was born on September 15, 1927 in London.
Diploma in social anthropology, University of Oxford, 1961; Bachelor of Literature in Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, 1962; Doctor of Philisophy in Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, 1966.
Assistant lecturer University College London, 1965-1967. Lecturer Edinburgh (Scotland) University, 1967-1977, reader, 1977-1980, research fellow, since 1981. Visiting professor University Virginia, 1975-1976, Memorial University, Newfoundland, 1985-1986, University California, Santa Cruz, 1984, Gothenburg University, Sweden, 1988-1989, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1991-1992.
( Where does 'the self' in 'myself' begin and end? And wh...)
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Member Royal Anthropol. Institute, Science & Medical Network.
Son of Edward Ernest and Doris Irene (Connel) W. Audrey Grant, June 7, 1968 (divorced 1979). Married Mary Taylor Smith, September 25, 1984.