Moral power : the magic of witchcraft / / Koen Stroeken.
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| Superior document: | Epistemologies of healing ; v. 9 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Epistemologies of healing ;
v. 9. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 269 p. :; ill. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction : the meaning of witchcraft
- 2. Why magic works : systemic healing
- 3. The dancer : gift and sacrifice
- 4. Four forms of social exchange
- 5. The witch : moral power and intrusion
- 6. Divination : a healing journey
- 7. The 'pure' reason of witch killing
- 8. Spirit possession : incarnating moral power
- 9. Magic, ritual and the senses.