Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Note on Names, Tense, and Orthography xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. 1. Mestizo Dozos: Sacrifice, Shape-Shifting, and the State 1
7. 2. Criminal Instability: History, Identity, and Mimesis in a State of Exception 27
8. 3. Dozos at Home and on the Hunt 52
9. 4. Sacrificing for Security 75
10. 5. Disappearance as Power: Islam and the Secret History of Manimory 103
11. 6. Organizing Benkadi 128
12. 7. Stalking Crime 153
13. 8. The Power in the Nightjar’s Call: Dozo Performance as Social Drama 181
14. 9. Conclusion: From Civic Duty to Civil Unrest 213
15. Notes 225
16. References 251
17. Index 281