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Sorcery has long been associated with the dark side of human development, along with magic and witchcraft. This text argues, however, that sorcery practices reveal critical insights into how consciousness is formed, and how human beings constitute their social and political realities.

Table of Contents
Preface 1: Introduction: Sorcery in Anthropology 2: Gods of Protection, Demons of Destruction: Sorcery and Modernity 3: Victim and Sorcerer: Tales of the City, the State, and Their Nemesis 4: The Suniyama: The Conquest of Sorcery and the Power of Consciousness 5: The Suniyama: The Conquest of Sorcery and the Power of Consciousness 6: Sorcery and Sacrifice: Victims, Gifts, and Violence 7: Sorcery's Passions: Fear, Loathing, and Anger in the World 8: Faces of Power: Sorcery, Society, and the State 9: Thus, Man Is Always a Wizard to Man Notes References Glossary Index

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 10/15/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226424118, 978-0226424118
      ISBN10: 0226424111

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sorcery has long been associated with the dark side of human development, along with magic and witchcraft. This text argues, however, that sorcery practices reveal critical insights into how consciousness is formed, and how human beings constitute their social and political realities.

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1: Introduction: Sorcery in Anthropology 2: Gods of Protection, Demons of Destruction: Sorcery and Modernity 3: Victim and Sorcerer: Tales of the City, the State, and Their Nemesis 4: The Suniyama: The Conquest of Sorcery and the Power of Consciousness 5: The Suniyama: The Conquest of Sorcery and the Power of Consciousness 6: Sorcery and Sacrifice: Victims, Gifts, and Violence 7: Sorcery's Passions: Fear, Loathing, and Anger in the World 8: Faces of Power: Sorcery, Society, and the State 9: Thus, Man Is Always a Wizard to Man Notes References Glossary Index

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