War magic : religion, sorcery, and performance /

This compelling volume explores how war magic and warrior religion unleash the power of the gods, demons, ghosts, and the dead. Documenting war magic and warrior religion as they are performed in diverse cultures and across historical time periods, this volume foregrounds embodiment, practice, and p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Farrer, D. S. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2016.
Subjects:
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
War and society.
War > Religious aspects.
Magic.
Shamanism.
Shamanism
Guerre et société.
Guerre > Aspect religieux.
Chamanisme.
shamanism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Magic
War and society
War > Religious aspects
Buddhismus
Islam
Schamanismus
Volksreligion
Magie
Kriegführung
Hexerei
Chinesen
Chamorro
Yanomami
Indonesien
Java
Jambi
Singapur
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cross-cultural articulations of war magic and warrior religion / D.S. Farrer
  • Tangki war magic : the virtuality of spirit warfare and the actuality of peace / Margaret Chan
  • Javanese Kanuragan ritual initiation : a means to socialize by acquiring invulnerability, authority, and spiritual improvement / Jean-Marc de Grave
  • Discourse of decline : local perspectives on magic in highland Jambi, Indonesia / J. David Neidel
  • Encompassing empowerment in ritual, war, and assassination : tantric principles in Tamil Tiger instrumentalities / Michael Roberts
  • Shamanic battleground : magic, sorcery, and warrior shamanism in Venezuela / Zeljko Jokić
  • Chants of re-enchantment : Chamorro spiritual resistance to colonial domination / D.S. Farrer and James D. Sellmann
  • War magic and just war in Indian tantric Buddhism / Iain Sinclair.

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