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

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bailey, F. G. (Frederick George)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Ethnology > India > Bisipāra.
Witchcraft > India > Bisipāra.
Caste > India > Bisipāra.
Ethnologie > Inde > Bisipāra.
Sorcellerie > Inde > Bisipāra.
Castes > Inde > Bisipāra.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Caste
Ethnology
Social conditions
Witchcraft
Magie
Fallstudie
Religionsethnologie
Tovenarij.
Heksenvervolgingen.
Sorcellerie > Inde > Bisipara.
Bisipāra (India) > History.
Bisipāra (India) > Social conditions.
Bisipāra (India) > Religious life and customs.
India > Bisipāra
Indien
Bisipara
Bisipara (Inde) > Vie religieuse.
Culture > Related to > Religious beliefs
India
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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