Witchcraft, Sorcery and Social Categories Among the Safwa

Informationen zum Autor Alan Harwood Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1970, this book explores the role of concepts of disease in the social life of the Safwa of Tanzania, particularly through beliefs concerning witchcraft and sorcery. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. An Introduction to Mwanabantu Area 2. Disease, Death, Deviance and the Ancestors 3. Safwa Aetiological Categories 4. Aetiological Categories and the Diagnosis of Empongo 5. A Pragmatic Analysis of the Aetiology of Empongo 6. Conclusion

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• Authors: Alan Harwood, Harwood Alan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138594142
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59414-2
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Witchcraft, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Tanzania, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies