War Magic : Religion, Sorcery, and Performance /

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This compelling volume explores how war magic and warrior religion unleash the power of the gods, demons, ghosts, and the dead. Documenting war magic and warrior religion as they are performed in diverse cultures and across historical time periods, this volume foregrounds embodiment, practice, and p...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chan, Margaret (Contribuidor), Farrer, D. S. (Contribuidor), Farrer, Douglas (Editor ), Grave, Jean-Marc de (Contribuidor), Jokic, Željko (Contribuidor), Neidel, J. David (Contribuidor), Roberts, Michael (Contribuidor), Sellmann, James D. (Contribuidor), Sinclair, Iain (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2016]
Temas:
Magic.
Shamanism.
War and society.
War > Religious aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction. War Magic: Religion, Sorcery, and Performance
  • Chapter 1 Tangki War Magic: Spirit Warfare in Singapore
  • Chapter 2 Javanese Ritual Initiation: Invulnerability, Authority, and Spiritual Improvement
  • Chapter 3 Discourse of Decline: Sumatran Perspectives on Black Magic
  • Chapter 4 Tamil Tiger Ritual, War, and Mystical Empowerment
  • Chapter 5 Shamanic Battleground in Venezuela
  • Chapter 6 Chants of Re-enchantment: Chamorro Spiritual Resistance to Colonial Domination
  • Chapter 7 War Magic and Just War in Indian Tantric Buddhism
  • Index

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