Moral Power : : The Magic of Witchcraft / / Koen Stroeken.
Neither power nor morality but both. Moral power is what Sukuma farmers in Tanzania in times of crisis attribute to an unknown figure they call their witch. A universal process is involved, as much bodily as social, which obstructs the patient’s recovery. Healers turn the table on the witch through...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Epistemologies of Healing ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 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
- References
- Index