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

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
Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr, 1993

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Michael Lambek is a professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto and editor for the Anthropological Horizons series with University of Toronto Press.

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Publisher
Univ of Toronto Pr
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802029604
ISBN 13 
9780802029607
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
468

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