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Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande /

0198740298

9780198740292

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Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande /

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E.E. Evans-Pritchard

Abridged with an introd. by Eva Gillies

xxxiii, 265 pages ;

22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and index

Witchcraft is an organic and hereditary phenomenon -- The notion of witchcraft explains unfortunate events -- Suffers from misfortune seek for witches among their enemies -- Are witches conscious agents? -- Witch-doctors -- Training of a novice in the art of a witch-doctor -- The place of witch-doctors in Zande society -- The poison oracle in daily life -- Problems arising from consultation of the poison oracle -- Other Zande oracles -- Magic and medicines -- An association for the practice of magic -- Witchcraft, oracles, and magic, in the situation of death -- Appendix I.A list of terms employed in describing Zande customs and beliefs -- Appendix II. Witchcraft and dreams -- Appendix III. Other evil agents associated with witchcraft -- Appendix IV. Some reminiscences and reflections of fieldwork

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Magic-- Africa, Central

Witchcraft-- Africa, Central

Zande (African people)

Evans-Pritchard, E. E., (Edward Evan),1902-1973

Gillies, Eva

20160712041612.0

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