Moral power : the magic of witchcraft /

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Neither power nor morality but both. Moral power is what Sukuma farmers in Tanzania in times of crisis attribute to an unknown figure they call their witch. A universal process is involved, as much bodily as social, which obstructs the patient's recovery. Healers turn the table on the witch thr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stroeken, Koen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 2010
Series:Epistemologies of healing ; v. 9.
Subjects:
Witchcraft.
Sorcellerie.
witchcraft.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Magick Studies.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Witchcraft & Wicca.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Witchcraft
Tanzania.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Moral Power
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1
  • Introduction: The Meaning of Witchcraft
  • Chapter 2
  • Why Magic Works: Systemic Healing
  • Chapter 3
  • The Dancer: Gift and Sacrifice
  • Chapter 4
  • Four Forms of Social Exchange
  • Chapter 5
  • The Witch: Moral Power and Intrusion
  • Chapter 6
  • Divination: A Healing Journey
  • Chapter 7
  • The 'Pure' Reason of Witch Killing
  • Chapter 8
  • Spirit Possession: Incarnating Moral Power
  • Chapter 9
  • Magic, Ritual and the Senses
  • References
  • Index

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