โ Scribed by John Middleton
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Essays by leading anthropologists illuminate the role of witchcraft, black magic, and related magical beliefs in primitive societies
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION OF MAGIC
THE SORCERER AND HIS MAGIC
MICHING MALLECHO,THAT MEANS WITCHCRAFT
THE CONCEPT OF"BEWITCHING" IN LUGBARA
NAGUAL, WITCH, AND SORCERER IN A QUICHE VILLAGE
THE SOCIOLOGY OF SORCERY IN A CENTRAL AFRICAN TRIBE
WITCHCRAFT AS SOCIAL PROCESS IN A TZELTAL COMMUNITY
A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OFWITCH BELIEFS IN,.A MYSORE VILLAGE
KONKOMBA SORCERY
DREAMS AND THE WISHES OF THE SOUL
SHAMANISTIC BEHAVIOR AMONG THE NETSILIK ESKIMOS
DIVINATION IN BUNYORO, UGANDA
DIVINATION AND ITS SOCIAL CONTEXTS
WITCHCRAFT AND CLANSHIP IN CO CHITI THERAPY
GROUP THERAPY AND SOCIAL STATUS IN THE ZAR CULT OF ETHIOPIA
SPIRIT POSSESSION AS ILLNESS IN A NORTH INDIAN VILLAGE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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