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6 Social and Symbolic Aspects of the Witch among the Nage of Eastern Indonesia

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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. CONTENTS V
  3. PREFACE VII
  4. 1 Introduction 1
  5. 2 The Relativity of Magical Malevolence in Urban Thailand 27
  6. 3 Witchcraft, Sorcery, Fortune, and Misfortune among Lisu Highlanders of Northern Thailand 47
  7. 4 Witches, Fortune, and Misfortune among the Shan of Northwestern Thailand 67
  8. 5 Anger, Anxiety, and Sorcery: An Analysis of Some Nuaulu Case Material from Seram, Eastern Indonesia 81
  9. 6 Social and Symbolic Aspects of the Witch among the Nage of Eastern Indonesia 99
  10. 7 Observations on the Practice of Sorcery in Java 123
  11. 8 Sorcery and the Law in Modern Indonesia 135
  12. 9 Knowledge, Power, and Personal Misfortune in a Malay Context 149
  13. 10 Return to Sender: A Muslim Discourse of Sorcery in a Relatively Egalitarian Society, the Gayo of Northern Sumatra 179
  14. 11 Perceptions from Within: Malign Magic in Indonesian Literature 191
  15. AUTHOR INDEX 213
  16. SUBJECT INDEX 217
  17. CONTRIBUTORS 221
Understanding Witchcraft and Sorcery in Southeast Asia
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824840464-007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. CONTENTS V
  3. PREFACE VII
  4. 1 Introduction 1
  5. 2 The Relativity of Magical Malevolence in Urban Thailand 27
  6. 3 Witchcraft, Sorcery, Fortune, and Misfortune among Lisu Highlanders of Northern Thailand 47
  7. 4 Witches, Fortune, and Misfortune among the Shan of Northwestern Thailand 67
  8. 5 Anger, Anxiety, and Sorcery: An Analysis of Some Nuaulu Case Material from Seram, Eastern Indonesia 81
  9. 6 Social and Symbolic Aspects of the Witch among the Nage of Eastern Indonesia 99
  10. 7 Observations on the Practice of Sorcery in Java 123
  11. 8 Sorcery and the Law in Modern Indonesia 135
  12. 9 Knowledge, Power, and Personal Misfortune in a Malay Context 149
  13. 10 Return to Sender: A Muslim Discourse of Sorcery in a Relatively Egalitarian Society, the Gayo of Northern Sumatra 179
  14. 11 Perceptions from Within: Malign Magic in Indonesian Literature 191
  15. AUTHOR INDEX 213
  16. SUBJECT INDEX 217
  17. CONTRIBUTORS 221
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