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2 The Ambiguous Powers of Machi:

Illness, Awingkamiento, and the Modernization of Witchcraft
© 2021 University of Texas Press

© 2021 University of Texas Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. 1 Introduction: 1
  5. 2 The Ambiguous Powers of Machi: 17
  6. 3 Gendered Rituals for Cosmic Order: 44
  7. 4 Ritual Gendered Relationships: 81
  8. 5 The Struggle for Machi Masculinity: 111
  9. 6 Machi as Gendered Symbols of Tradition: 140
  10. 7 The Responses of Male Machi to Homophobia: 164
  11. 8 Female Machi: 212
  12. 9 Representing the Gendered Identities of Machi: 253
  13. Notes 261
  14. Glossary 275
  15. References 279
  16. Index 307
Shamans of the Foye Tree
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https://doi.org/10.7560/716582-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. 1 Introduction: 1
  5. 2 The Ambiguous Powers of Machi: 17
  6. 3 Gendered Rituals for Cosmic Order: 44
  7. 4 Ritual Gendered Relationships: 81
  8. 5 The Struggle for Machi Masculinity: 111
  9. 6 Machi as Gendered Symbols of Tradition: 140
  10. 7 The Responses of Male Machi to Homophobia: 164
  11. 8 Female Machi: 212
  12. 9 Representing the Gendered Identities of Machi: 253
  13. Notes 261
  14. Glossary 275
  15. References 279
  16. Index 307
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