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War magic : religion, sorcery, and performance
Title
War magic : religion, sorcery, and performance / edited by D.S. Farrer.
ISBN
9781785333293
1785333291
9781785333309
Publication
New York : Berghahn Books, 2016.
Physical Description
x, 170 pages ; 23 cm
Notes
"Originally published as a special issue of Social Analysis, volume 58, issue 1."
Other formats
Electronic version: War. New York : Berghahn Books, 2016
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 07, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cross-cultural articulations of war magic and warrior religion / D.S. Farrer
Tangki war magic : the virtuality of spirit warfare and the actuality of peace / Margaret Chan
Javanese Kanuragan ritual initiation : a means to socialize by acquiring invulnerability, authority, and spiritual improvement / Jean-Marc de Grave
Discourse of decline : local perspectives on magic in highland Jambi, Indonesia / J. David Neidel
Encompassing empowerment in ritual, war, and assassination : tantric principles in Tamil Tiger instrumentalities / Michael Roberts
Shamanic battleground : magic, sorcery, and warrior shamanism in Venezuela / Zeljko Jokić
Chants of re-enchantment : Chamorro spiritual resistance to colonial domination / D.S. Farrer and James D. Sellmann
War magic and just war in Indian tantric Buddhism / Iain Sinclair.
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