Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime
| Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime |
| Autore | Smith James H. <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.896/395 |
| Soggetto topico |
Taita (African people) - Social life and customs
Taita (African people) - Religious life Witchcraft - Kenya - Taita Hills Ethnography |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century international relations
africa african studies anthropology connectivity cultural anthropology cultural studies discussion books engaging ethnographic research friendship global africa globalization internet journal entries kenya lively local diners multiplicity of african life new research project pentecostal preachers prophets realistic recorded conversations redemption religion shared emails sorcery transnational witch finders young generation |
| ISBN |
0-520-28112-8
0-520-95940-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Emails from the Field: An Introduction -- 2. English Makes You See Far -- 3. God Helps Those That Help Themselves -- 4. Good Ants, Bad Milk, and Ugly Deeds -- 5. The Power of Prayer -- 6. Works and Days -- 7. A Confrontation -- 8. Reflections -- Appendix of Names -- Notes -- Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791004303321 |
Smith James H. <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime
| Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime |
| Autore | Smith James H. <1970-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.896/395 |
| Soggetto topico |
Taita (African people) - Social life and customs
Taita (African people) - Religious life Witchcraft - Kenya - Taita Hills Ethnography |
| Soggetto non controllato |
21st century international relations
africa african studies anthropology connectivity cultural anthropology cultural studies discussion books engaging ethnographic research friendship global africa globalization internet journal entries kenya lively local diners multiplicity of african life new research project pentecostal preachers prophets realistic recorded conversations redemption religion shared emails sorcery transnational witch finders young generation |
| ISBN |
0-520-28112-8
0-520-95940-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Emails from the Field: An Introduction -- 2. English Makes You See Far -- 3. God Helps Those That Help Themselves -- 4. Good Ants, Bad Milk, and Ugly Deeds -- 5. The Power of Prayer -- 6. Works and Days -- 7. A Confrontation -- 8. Reflections -- Appendix of Names -- Notes -- Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826573603321 |
Smith James H. <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Society of the dead [[electronic resource] ] : Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba / / Todd Ramón Ochoa
| Society of the dead [[electronic resource] ] : Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba / / Todd Ramón Ochoa |
| Autore | Ochoa Todd Ramón <1969-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Disciplina | 299.6/7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Palo
Afro-Caribbean cults - Cuba Death - Religious aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
black atlantic comparative religion cuba cuban society cultural anthropologists discussion books ethnic tribal ethnographers ethnography havana kongo living and dead nonfiction palo personal account popular religion praise of the dead quita manaquita religious practices religious rituals religious scholars religious studies sorcery spiritual transformation tribal practices western perspective world religions |
| ISBN |
1-282-77179-5
9786612771798 0-520-94792-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The dead -- pt. 2. Palo society -- pt. 3. Prendas-Ngangas-Enquisos -- pt. 4. Palo craft. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785256703321 |
Ochoa Todd Ramón <1969->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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Talking it through : responses to sorcery and witchcraft beliefs and practices in Melanesia / / edited by Miranda Forsyth and Richard Eves
| Talking it through : responses to sorcery and witchcraft beliefs and practices in Melanesia / / edited by Miranda Forsyth and Richard Eves |
| Autore | Forsyth Miranda |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | ANU Press, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (334 pages) : illustrations, charts |
| Disciplina | 133.43 |
| Soggetto topico |
Witchcraft - Melanesia
Witchcraft - Papua New Guinea |
| Soggetto non controllato |
development
witchcraft melanesia interventions sorcery Maleficium (sorcery) Papua New Guinea |
| ISBN | 1925021572 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910131513103321 |
Forsyth Miranda
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| ANU Press, 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Witchcraft, Demonology and Magic
| Witchcraft, Demonology and Magic |
| Autore | Montesano Marina |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (160 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Religion & beliefs |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Adriaan Koerbagh
animals Bavaria biblical exegesis Calvinist demonology in Hungary Catholic reform censorship classical culture convent cases counter-reformation counter-reformation Italy demonic possession demonology devil dissolution of the monasteries divination Early Modern History English reformation exorcism familiars folklore France Franciscan and Dominican friars Franconia friars Germany gynecology heresy Holy Office inquisition Inquisition Italy Jesuits love magic magic media medicine monasticism monks n/a popular belief popular/vernacular magic in Hungary priests Protestant demonology religious history ritual magic sorcery Spain spells superstition Thomas Hobbes treasure hunting Trier witch trials witch-hunting in Debrecen/Bihar county witch-hunting in Hungary witch-hunts witchcraft Witchcraft witchcraft and sorcery in Hungary |
| ISBN | 3-03928-960-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910404081103321 |
Montesano Marina
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| MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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