Witch-hunt and conspiracy : the 'ninja case' in East Java / Nicholas Herriman.
Witch-hunt and conspiracy : the 'ninja case' in East Java / Nicholas Herriman.
Witch-hunt and conspiracy : the 'ninja case' in East Java / Nicholas Herriman.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Clayton, Victoria Monash University Publishing, [2016]
Call Numbers
H 2016/2435
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxvi, 176 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 24 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Foreword -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1. Sorcerer killings -- 2. Ninja fear -- 3. Reform, regime change, and violence -- 4. Magic and sorcery -- 5. Community justice -- 6. Fear and uncertainty -- 7. Explaining the killings -- 8. Conspiracy theories -- 9. Conclusion.
Publication information
Publisher
Clayton, Victoria Monash University Publishing, [2016]
Series
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
[2016]
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This book brings unique insight and prize-winning analysis to an extraordinary story - that of a witch-hunt and 'ninja' craze that swept a region of Java, Indonesia, in 1998. When family members, friends, and neighbours believed that one among them was a sorcerer, this suspicion would sometimes culminate in the death of the suspect. In 1998, these...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Witch-hunt and conspiracy : the 'ninja case' in East Java / Nicholas Herriman.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The Monash Asia series
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168) and index.
Audience note
Tertiary/Undergraduate, Postgraduate.
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Date Copyright
©2016
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Call Numbers
H 2016/2435
Record Identifier
74VKVPyOe7zy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVPyOe7zy
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ISBN
1922235512
9781922235510
DDC
303.60959828
MMS ID
991023996300002626
