Knowledge and practice in Mayotte : local discourses of Islam, sorcery and spirit possession /

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In a witty, evocative style accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, Michael Lambek provides a significant contribution to writing on African systems of thought, local forms of religious and therapeutic practice, social accountability, and the place of explicit forms of knowledge...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lambek, Michael (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©1993.
Colección:Anthropological horizons.
Temas:
Islam > Mayotte.
Spirit possession > Mayotte.
Knowledge, Theory of (Islam)
Possession par les esprits > Mayotte.
Théorie de la connaissance (Islam)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Islam
Manners and customs
Spirit possession
Magie
Religion
Magie.
Islam.
Mayotte > Social life and customs.
Mayotte > Mœurs et coutumes.
Mayotte
Mahoré
Knowledge > Sociology
Comoro Islands
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In a witty, evocative style accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, Michael Lambek provides a significant contribution to writing on African systems of thought, local forms of religious and therapeutic practice, social accountability, and the place of explicit forms of knowledge in the analysis of non-western societies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 468 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442676534
1442676531
1281997277
9781281997272

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