Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande

Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande

by Evans-Pritchard, E. E., (Edward Evan)

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande / E.E. Evans-Pritchard.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1976
  • Edition:Abridged

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Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xxxiii, 265 pages ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0198740298, 9780198740292
  • oclc:on1013242450
  • LC Classification:DT155.2.A93
  • Dewey Decimal:133.4/0967

Table of Contents

Witchcraft is an organic and hereditary phenomenon -- The notion of witchcraft explains unfortunate events -- Suffers from misfortune seek for witches among their enemies -- Are witches conscious agents? -- Witch-doctors -- Training of a novice in the art of a witch-doctor -- The place of witch-doctors in Zande society -- The poison oracle in daily life -- Problems arising from consultation of the poison oracle -- Other Zande oracles -- Magic and medicines -- An association for the practice of magic -- Witchcraft, oracles, and magic, in the situation of death -- Appendix I. A list of terms employed in describing Zande customs and beliefs -- Appendix II. Witchcraft and dreams -- Appendix III. Other evil agents associated with witchcraft -- Appendix IV. Some reminiscences and reflections of fieldwork.

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Subjects

Central Africa Magic Magic -- Africa, Central Witchcraft Witchcraft -- Africa, Central Zande (African people) Zandé (Peuple d'Afrique)

Writers

Evans-Pritchard, E. E., (Edward Evan) Gillies, Eva

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