ISBN:
9780521808682
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (246 p.)
Series Statement:
New Departures in Anthropology
Parallel Title:
Print version Witchcraft, Sorcery, Rumors and Gossip
DDC:
133.4/3
Keywords:
Witchcraft ; Cross-cultural studies
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This book combines the study of witchcraft and sorcery with the study of rumours and gossip, and explains the role of rumour and gossip in the genesis of social and political violence. Examples are drawn from Africa, Europe, India, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; ONE Witchcraft and Sorcery: Modes of Analysis; TWO Rumor and Gossip: An Overview; THREE Africa; FOUR India; FIVE New Guinea; SIX European and American Witchcraft; SEVEN Rumors and Violence; EIGHT Conclusions: Conflict and Cohesion; References; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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