Matter, magic, and spirit : representing Indian and African American belief /
Matter, Magic, and Spirit explores the ways religious and magical beliefs of Native Americans and African Americans have been represented in a range of discourses including anthropology, comparative religion, and literature.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2007]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Hierarchies of Race and Religion: Fetishism, Totemism, Manitou, and Conjure
- Chapter 2. Superstition and Progress
- Chapter 3. Primitivism, Modernism, and Magic
- Chapter 4. Black Arts: Conjure and Spirit
- Chapter 5. The Return of the Fetish
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgments.