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