Witchcraft, sorcery, rumors, and gossip / Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern.
Witchcraft, sorcery, rumors, and gossip / Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern.
Witchcraft, sorcery, rumors, and gossip / Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N133.43/53
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 228 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Witchcraft and Sorcery: Modes of Analysis -- 2. Rumor and Gossip: An Overview -- 3. Africa -- 4. India -- 5. New Guinea -- 6. European and American Witchcraft -- 7. Rumors and Violence -- 8. Conclusions: Conflict and Cohesion.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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"This book combines two classic topics in social anthropology in a new synthesis: the study of witchcraft and sorcery and the study of rumors and gossip. It does so in two ways. First, it shows how rumor and gossip are invariably important as catalysts for accusations of witchcraft and sorcery. Second, it demonstrates the role of rumor and gossip i...
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Witchcraft, sorcery, rumors, and gossip / Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern.
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New departures in anthropology.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-216) and index.
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N133.43/53
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74VvlGg7eyLy
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052100473X (pb.)
052100473X (pbk.)
9780521808682 (hbk.)
0521808685 (hbk.)
9780521808682
0521808685
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133.43
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991017449129702626
