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
Autor principal: Lambek, Michael (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1993.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Islam.
Magie.
Religion
Magie
Islam
Spirit possession.
Manners and customs.
Knowledge, Theory of (Islam)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Islam > Mayotte.
Theorie de la connaissance (Islam)
Possession par les esprits > Mayotte.
Spirit possession > Mayotte.
Mahore
Mayotte.
Mayotte > Moeurs et coutumes.
Mayotte > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
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 (498 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781442676534

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