Naming the Witch
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- Synopsis
- Siegel (anthropology and Asian studies, Cornell U.) explores the series of witchcraft accusations and killings in East Java that spread as the Suharto regime began to fall. Dismissing previous anthropological explanations of witchcraft and magic as inadequate, Siegel argues that witchcraft is an effect of culture, when culture is incapable of dealing with accident, death and fear of the disintegration of social and political relations. The text lacks an index. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 279 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804751940
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/24/10
- Copyrighted By:
- James Siegel
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Jon Pielaet
- Proofread By:
- Kari G
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.