Beyond Rationalism

Rethinking Magic, Witchcraft and Sorcery

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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This book seeks a reconsideration of the phenomenon of sorcery and related categories. The contributors to the volume explore the different perspectives on human sociality and social and political constitution that practices typically understood as sorcery, magic and ritual reveal. In doing so the authors are concerned to break away from the dictates of a western externalist rationalist understanding of these phenomena without falling into the trap of mysticism. The articles address a diversity of ethnographic contexts in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the Americas.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-03-20
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt404 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor284
FörlagBerghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN9781571814180

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Introduction: Outside All Reason - Magic, Sorcery and Epistemology in AnthropologyB. KapfererChapter 1. Anthroposophy and Voodoo in Dominican-Haitian BorderlandsM. BrendbekkenChapter 2. The Smell of Death: Theft, Disgust and Ritual Practice in Central Lombok, IndonesiaK.G. TelleChapter 3. Sorcery, Modernity and the Constitutive Imaginary: Hybridising ContinuitiesB. KapfererChapter 4. The Sorcerer as the Absented Third Person: Formations of Fear and Anger in VanuatuK. RioChapter 5. Sorcerous Technologies and Religious Innovation in Sri LankaR. BastinChapter 6. Maleficent Fetishes and the Sensual Order of the Uncanny in South West CongoR. DevischChapter 7. Fantasy in Practice: Projection and Ontrojection, or the Witch and the Spirit-MediumM. LambekChapter 8. The Discourse of 'Ritual Murder': Popular Reaction to Political Leaders in BotswanaO. GulbrandsenChapter 9. Strange Fruit: The South African Truth Commission and Demonic Economies of ViolenceA. FeldmanNotes on ContributorsBibliographyIndex

"…Kapferer’s introduction is an intellectual tour de force, perhaps the most important rethinking of the problems of rationality that underlie the study of witchcraft and sorcery since Evans-Pritchard." · American Anthropologist"…teems with interesting theoretical insights, and all the chapters are particularly strong in delineating local meanings within the framework of broader processes." · African Studies Review"... shows that the discourses on 'occult economies' are multiple ... The presented essays are an excellent illustration of their variety of forms and constitute a valuable contribution to their understanding." · Anthropos