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

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

by Michael Lambek (Author), Michael Lambek (Author)

Synopsis

In a witty, evocative style accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, Michael Lambek provides a significant contribution to writing on African systems of thought, local forms of religious and therapeutic practice, social accountability, and the place of explicit forms of knowledge in the analysis of non-western societies.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 500
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 10 Apr 1993

ISBN 10: 0802077838
ISBN 13: 9780802077837