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The law of possession: ritual, healing, and the secular state

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Other Authors: Sax, William Sturman (Editor) , Basu, Helene (Editor)
Format: Edited Volume
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press [2015]
Volumes / Articles: Show Volumes / Articles.
Subjects:
Aufsatzsammlung
Gerechtigkeitsvorstellung
Besessenheitskult
Heiler
Asien
Afrika
Säkularismus
Recht
Medizin
Geistheilung
Online Access:Verlag, Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz451441796inh.htm
Verlag, Klappentext: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz451441796kla.htm
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Author Notes:edited by William S. Sax, Helene Basu
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note:1. The Law of Possession: Ritual, Healing, and the Secular State, William S. Sax and Helene Basu
  • 2. In the Courtroom of Jungle Saints: The Poor and Transcendental Justice, Helene Basu
  • 3. Between Shrine and Courtroom: Legal Pluralism, Witchcraft, and Spirit Agency in South-Eastern Africa, Arne S. Steinforth
  • 4. Delocalizing Illness: Healing and the State in Chinese Medicine, Dominic Steavu
  • 5. Justice in Erwadi: A Case Study, Bhargavi Davar
  • 6. Possession and the Anti-Superstition Law in Maharashtra: An Actors' Perspective on Modernization and Disenchantment, Johannes Quack
  • 7. "If your brother wants to kill you, kill him first": Healing, Law, and Social Justice in an African Healer's Courtroom, Ferdinand Okwaro
  • 8. The Darbar of Goludev: Possession, Petitions, and Modernity, Aditya Malik
  • 9. Gods of Justice, William S. Sax
  • Index.

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