The sex thieves : the anthropology of a rumor /

While working in Africa, anthropologist Julien Bonhomme encountered an astonishing phenomenon: people being accused of stealing or shrinking the genitals of strangers on the simple occasion of a handshake on the street. As he soon discovered, these accusations can have dramatic outcomes: the "s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bonhomme, Julien (Autor)
Otros Autores: Horsfall, Dominic (Traductor), Descola, Philippe (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Chicago, IL : Hau Books, [2016]
Temas:
Witchcraft and sex > Africa.
Sex > Anthropological aspects > Africa.
Social psychology > Africa.
Urban folklore > Africa.
Thieves > Africa.
Sorcellerie et sexualité > Afrique.
Psychologie sociale > Afrique.
Voleurs > Afrique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Paranormal.
Thieves
Sex > Anthropological aspects
Social psychology
Urban folklore
Witchcraft and sex
Religionsethnologie
Hexerei
Sozialverhalten
Gerücht
Interaktion
Stadtleben
Penis
Diebstahl
Lynchjustiz
Africa
Westafrika
Zentralafrika
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Table of Contents; Editorial Note; Acknowledgments; Foreword
  • Sexually Bewitched; Introduction
  • Beware the Sex Thieves!; Chapter one
  • Sex, Crisis, and Witchcraft; Chapter two
  • Strangers in Town; Chapter three
  • Shivers and Lynchings; Chapter four
  • Witchcraft, New Style; Chapter five
  • Danger: No Greeting; Chapter six
  • The Foreigner; Chapter seven
  • Front-Page News; Chapter eight
  • "Everything is in Place"; Chapter nine
  • To Believe or Not To Believe; Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index

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