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In Darkness and Secrecy: The Anthropology of Assault Sorcery and Witchcraft in Amazonia Paperback - 2004
by Neil L. Whitehead (Editor); Robin Wright (Editor)
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""In Darkness and Secrecy "takes sectors of Amazonian ethnography to a new level of productive and provocative excellence."--Norman Whitten, University of Illinois
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- Title In Darkness and Secrecy: The Anthropology of Assault Sorcery and Witchcraft in Amazonia
- Author Neil L. Whitehead (Editor); Robin Wright (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Firsrt Edition
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Duke University Press, Durham
- Date May 2004
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780822333456 / 0822333457
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.9 in (23.11 x 14.73 x 2.29 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Topical: New Age
- Library of Congress subjects Witchcraft - Amazon River Region, Magic - Amazon River Region
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003026535
- Dewey Decimal Code 133.430
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Durham NC: Duke University Press, 2004. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 328 pages, In Darkness and Secrecy brings together ethnographic examinations of Amazonian assault sorcery, witchcraft, and injurious magic, or "dark shamanism." Anthropological reflections on South American shamanism have tended to emphasize shamans' healing powers and positive influence. This collection challenges that assumption by showing that dark shamans are, in many Amazonian cultures, quite different from shamanic healers and prophets. Assault sorcery, in particular, involves violence resulting in physical harm or even death. While highlighting the distinctiveness of such practices, In Darkness and Secrecy reveals them as no less relevant to the continuation of culture and society than curing and prophecy. The contributors suggest that the persistence of dark shamanism can be understood as a form of engagement with modernity.These essays, by leading anthropologists of South American shamanism, consider assault…
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