The anti-witch

The anti-witch

by Favret-Saada, Jeanne

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Jeanne Favret-Saada is arguably one of France’s most brilliant anthropologists, and The Anti-Witch is nothing less than a masterpiece. A synthesis of ethnographic theory and psychoanalytic revelation, where the line between researcher and subject is blurred—if not erased—The Anti-Witch develops the contours of an anthropology of therapy, while deeply engaging with what it means to be caught in the logic of witchcraft. Through an intimate and provocative sharing of the ethnographic voice with Ma…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The anti-witch / Jeanne Favret-Saada ; translated by Matthew Carey ; foreword by Veena Das.

Summary

Jeanne Favret-Saada is arguably one of France’s most brilliant anthropologists, and The Anti-Witch is nothing less than a masterpiece. A synthesis of ethnographic theory and psychoanalytic revelation, where the line between researcher and subject is blurred—if not erased—The Anti-Witch develops the contours of an anthropology of therapy, while deeply engaging with what it means to be caught in the logic of witchcraft. Through an intimate and provocative sharing of the ethnographic voice with Madame Flora, a “dewitcher,” Favret-Saada delivers a critical challenge to some of anthropology’s fundamental concepts. Sure to be of interest to practitioners of psychoanalysis as well as to anthropologists, The Anti-Witch will bring a new generation of scholars into conversation with the work of a truly innovative thinker.--

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):HAU Books
  • Place of Publication:Chicago
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2015

Notes

"A synthesis of ethnographic theory and psychoanalytic revelation, where the line between researcher and subject is blurred--if not erased--The anti-witch develops the contours of an anthropology of therapy, while deeply engaging with what it means to be caught in the logic of witchcraft."--Back cover.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xix, 115 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780990505044, 0990505049
  • oclc:ocn891618294
  • LC Classification:BF1582
  • Dewey Decimal:133.4/30944

Subjects

Ethnologie France Frankreich Hexenglaube Hexerei Psychoanalyse Sorcellerie -- France Theorie Therapie Witchcraft Witchcraft -- France Witchcraft -- psychology

Writers

Favret-Saada, Jeanne Carey, Matthew Das, Veena

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