Religion in context : cults and charisma
1996, 2nd edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #392138
ISBN: 0521562341
Physical description: xv, 198 pages ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-189) and index. Previous ed.: 1986. Contents: Anthropological fieldwork and the context of belief -- The spirit spider and the pangolin -- Possession cults in context -- Witchcraft within and without -- The cannibal's cauldron -- The shaman's career -- Expelling spirits, controlling women -- The power of the past: African "survivals" in Islam. Subjects: Cults; Religions; Witchcraft; Cannibalism; Shamanism; Anthropology; Religion and sociology; Ethnology Religious aspects; Cults; Religion and sociology; World Religions; Religion Social anthropology.
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