Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-349) and index.
1. Introduction: Sorcery in Anthropology -- 2. Gods of Protection, Demons of Destruction: Sorcery and Modernity -- 3. Victim and Sorcerer: Tales of the City, the State, and Their Nemesis -- 4. The Suniyama: The Conquest of Sorcery and the Power of Consciousness -- 5. The Suniyama: The Conquest of Sorcery and the Power of Consciousness -- 6. Sorcery and Sacrifice: Victims, Gifts, and Violence -- 7. Sorcery's Passions: Fear, Loathing, and Anger in the World -- 8. Faces of Power: Sorcery, Society, and the State -- 9. Thus, Man Is Always a Wizard to Man.