ABSTRACT
Our generalizations of the previous chapter refer only to one type of central possession religion-that addressed to the worship of ancestor spirits. Clearly if our findings are to hold true of morally endowed possession religions generally, irrespective of the nature of the mystical powers concerned, it has to be shown that they apply equally well to other types of shamanistic religion. This chapter will accordingly attempt to extend the range of these conclusions and try to reach a more definitive assessment of the significance of ecstasy by examining its place in central morality cults which are directed to powers other than ancestor spirits.
