Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte: Local Discourses of Islam, Sorcery and Spirit Possession (Anthropological Horizons) - Tapa dura

Lambek, Michael

 
9780802029607: Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte: Local Discourses of Islam, Sorcery and Spirit Possession (Anthropological Horizons)
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ISBN 10: 0802029604 ISBN 13: 9780802029607
Editorial: University of Toronto Press, 1993

Sinopsis

An ethnography of the religious and ethnomedical practices of Malagasy speakers in Mayotte, an island off the coast of East Africa near Madagascar. Based on participant-observation fieldwork, and making extensive use of case histories, Lambek's (anthropology, U. of Toronto) rich work provides an account of the disciplines of Islam, cosmology (astrology), and spirit possession as they emerge in the practice of local experts and ordinary villagers. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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An ethnography of the religious and ethnomedical practices of Malagasy speakers in Mayotte, an island off the coast of East Africa near Madagascar. Based on participant-observation fieldwork, and making extensive use of case histories, Lambek's (anthropology, U. of Toronto) rich work provides an acc

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Editorial
University of Toronto Press
Año de publicación
1993
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0802029604
ISBN 13 
9780802029607
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
490
Contacto del fabricante
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9780802077837: Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte: Local Discourses of Islam, Sorcery and Spirit Possession (Anthropological Horizons)

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ISBN 10:  0802077838 ISBN 13:  9780802077837
Editorial: University of Toronto Press, 1993
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