Magic, Witchcraft and Curing

Middleton, John (editor)

Published by Natural History Press, Garden City, 1967

About this Item

This 346 page - INDEX at the back - volume opens with a world map showing the 14, mostly equitorial, tribes under discussion. Then the introduction notes the close border between religion and magic. LEARN more about : Konkomba society, jealousy, statuses, low productive technology, Cewa sorcery, Zande, Buye, coffee farms, judicial arbitration, Fincas, patron, irksome insanity, and Momostenango. UNillustrated but there is some tabular data. Cond : Paper wrapper is white. Brown trim, black lettering. Tight in binding. No marks in textblock. Lots of edge wear. Page edges toned or soiled. Very good reading copy. QUote (p. 31) : " Quesalid (for this is the name he received when he became a sorcerer) did not believe in the power of the sorcerers - or, more accurately, shamans, since this is a better term for their specific type of activity in ._._._. . ". Seller Inventory # 016563

Bibliographic Details

Title: Magic, Witchcraft and Curing

Publisher: Natural History Press, Garden City

Publication Date: 1967

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good