{"product_id":"bridges-between-worlds-spirits-and-spirit-work-in-northern-iceland-paperback-1","title":"Bridges Between Worlds: Spirits and Spirit Work in Northern Iceland - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCorinne G. Dempsey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores Icelandic spirit work, known as andleg mal, which features trance and healing practices that span earth and spirit realms, historical eras, scientific and supernatural worldviews, and cross-Atlantic cultures. Based on years of fieldwork conducted in the northern Icelandic town of Akureyri, \u003cem\u003eBridges between Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e excavates andleg mal's roots in layers of Icelandic history, and examines how this practice steeped in ancient folklore functions in the modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving personal stories and anecdotes with accessibly written accounts of Icelandic religious and cultural traditions, Corinne Dempsey humanizes spirit practices that are usually demonized or romanticized. While andleg mal may appear remote and exotic, those who practice it are not. Icelanders today are among the most highly educated people on the planet, well-connected to global technologies and economies. Andleg mal practitioners are no exception; many of them are members of mainstream society who work day jobs. They often keep their spirit involvement under wraps because, though their spirit encounters are celebrated, they can also be frightening and embarrassing. For those who claim the \"gift\" of openness to the spirit world, andleg mal offers a means of daily spiritual support, helping to diminish fear and self-doubt and providing benefits to those on both sides of the divide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile recent years have seen an unprecedented boom in tourist travel to Iceland, Dempsey sheds light on a profoundly important, but thus far poorly understood element of the region's culture. Her aim is not to explain away andleg m?l but to build a bridge of comprehensibility through empathy for the participants who are, after all, not so different from the reader.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorinne G. Dempsey\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Director of International and Global Studies, and Rose Marie Beston Chair for International Studies at Nazareth College. She is author of \u003cem\u003eBringing the Sacred Down to Earth: Adventures in Comparative Religion\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP 2011), \u003cem\u003eThe Goddess Lives in Upstate New York: Breaking Convention and Making Home at a North American Hindu Temple\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP 2005), and \u003cem\u003eKerala Christian Sainthood: Collisions of Culture and Worldview in South India\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP 2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42562151481440,"sku":"9780190883393","price":101.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/EzDstHN-hr9780190883393.webp?v=1770346570","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/bridges-between-worlds-spirits-and-spirit-work-in-northern-iceland-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}