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The witch-hunt, or, The triumph of morality /

"In the village of Bisipara in eastern India, an anthropologist is witness to a drama when a young girl takes a fever and quickly dies. The villagers find Susila's death suspicious and fear that she was possessed. Holding an investigation to find someone to blame, they carry out a hurried...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bailey, F. G. (Frederick George)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1994.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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520 8 |a "Bailey moves easily between fieldnotes and memory as he takes a new look at his first impressions and reflects on what he has learned. His elegant book is a powerful reassessment of anthropology's most enduring themes and debates which will imprint on the reader's mind a vivid image of a place and its people."--Jacket 
505 0 |a 1. Susila's Death -- 2. Kith and Kin -- 3. Devatas -- 4. Bhuani's Search -- 5. The Divination Completed -- 6. The Conspiracy -- 7. Tuta's New Penalty -- 8. Winding Down. 
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