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" Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande / "
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
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BL
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624076
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Evans-Pritchard, E. E., (Edward Evan),1902-1973
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Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande /\ E.E. Evans-Pritchard
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Abridged with an introd. by Eva Gillies
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xxxiii, 265 pages ;; 22 cm
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0198740298
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: 9780198740292
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and index
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| Contents
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Witchcraft is an organic and hereditary phenomenon -- The notion of witchcraft explains unfortunate events -- Suffers from misfortune seek for witches among their enemies -- Are witches conscious agents? -- Witch-doctors -- Training of a novice in the art of a witch-doctor -- The place of witch-doctors in Zande society -- The poison oracle in daily life -- Problems arising from consultation of the poison oracle -- Other Zande oracles -- Magic and medicines -- An association for the practice of magic -- Witchcraft, oracles, and magic, in the situation of death -- Appendix I.A list of terms employed in describing Zande customs and beliefs -- Appendix II. Witchcraft and dreams -- Appendix III. Other evil agents associated with witchcraft -- Appendix IV. Some reminiscences and reflections of fieldwork
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Zande (African people)
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Witchcraft-- Africa, Central
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Magic-- Africa, Central
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| Dewey Classification
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301.2/1
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133.4/0967
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DT155.2.A93E92 1976
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GN475.8.E9 1976
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Gillies, Eva
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