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Buddhism and Christianity : rivals and allies / Ninian Smart.
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TextPublication details: Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1993Description: viii, 157 pages ; 22 cmISBN: - 082481519X
- 9780824815196
- 0824815203
- 9780824815202
- 0824815149
- 9780824815141
- ARCH YNDC 261.2 S636B
- BR128.B8 S59 1993
- BR128.B8 S59 1993
Contents:
Summary: Witchcraft holds a perennial fascination for scholars and the public at large. In Southeast Asia malign magic and sorcery are part of the routine experience of villagers and urban dwellers alike, and stories appearing in the press from time to time bear witness to a persisting public concern.Summary: The essays presented in this volume describe what people believe and what actions result from those beliefs. Not surprisingly, given the range and variety of cultures, considerable differences exist in the region. Among some cultures, in Thailand and Indonesia for example, sorcerers are said to possess spirits that empower them to cause illness and misfortune. Elsewhere, in Malaysia and Sumatra, the power of the dukun derives from the accumulation of arcane knowledge and mystical practice. Contributors describe the witches and sorcerers they have met and suggest both how their societies look upon them and how we in turn should regard them.Summary: Understanding Witchcraft and Sorcery in Southeast Asia will appeal to scholars and students of social anthropology and comparative religion. Its substantial contribution to theoretical and comparative issues in a Southeast Asian context provides a fresh perspective on a stimulating topic.
1. Introduction / Roy Ellen -- 2. The Relativity of Magical Malevolence in Urban Thailand / Louis Golomb -- 3. Witchcraft, Sorcery, Fortune, and Misfortune among Lisu Highlanders of Northern Thailand / E. Paul Durrenberger -- 4. Witches, Fortune, and Misfortune among the Shan in Northwestern Thailand / Nicola Tannenbaum -- 5. Anger, Anxiety, and Sorcery: An Analysis of Some Nuaulu Case Material from Seram, Eastern Indonesia / Roy Ellen -- 6. Social and Symbolic Aspects of the Witch among the Nage of Eastern Indonesia / Gregory Forth -- 7. Observations on the Practice of Sorcery in Java / Ronny Nitibaskara -- 8. Sorcery and the Law in Modern Indonesia / Herman Slaats and Karen Porter -- 9. Knowledge, Power, and Personal Misfortune in a Malay Context / Michael G. Peletz.
10. Return to Sender: A Muslim Discourse of Sorcery in a Relatively Egalitarian Society / John R. Bowen -- 11. Perceptions from Within: Malign Magic in Indonesian Literature / C. W. Watson.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index.
1. Introduction / Roy Ellen -- 2. The Relativity of Magical Malevolence in Urban Thailand / Louis Golomb -- 3. Witchcraft, Sorcery, Fortune, and Misfortune among Lisu Highlanders of Northern Thailand / E. Paul Durrenberger -- 4. Witches, Fortune, and Misfortune among the Shan in Northwestern Thailand / Nicola Tannenbaum -- 5. Anger, Anxiety, and Sorcery: An Analysis of Some Nuaulu Case Material from Seram, Eastern Indonesia / Roy Ellen -- 6. Social and Symbolic Aspects of the Witch among the Nage of Eastern Indonesia / Gregory Forth -- 7. Observations on the Practice of Sorcery in Java / Ronny Nitibaskara -- 8. Sorcery and the Law in Modern Indonesia / Herman Slaats and Karen Porter -- 9. Knowledge, Power, and Personal Misfortune in a Malay Context / Michael G. Peletz.
10. Return to Sender: A Muslim Discourse of Sorcery in a Relatively Egalitarian Society / John R. Bowen -- 11. Perceptions from Within: Malign Magic in Indonesian Literature / C. W. Watson.
Witchcraft holds a perennial fascination for scholars and the public at large. In Southeast Asia malign magic and sorcery are part of the routine experience of villagers and urban dwellers alike, and stories appearing in the press from time to time bear witness to a persisting public concern.
The essays presented in this volume describe what people believe and what actions result from those beliefs. Not surprisingly, given the range and variety of cultures, considerable differences exist in the region. Among some cultures, in Thailand and Indonesia for example, sorcerers are said to possess spirits that empower them to cause illness and misfortune. Elsewhere, in Malaysia and Sumatra, the power of the dukun derives from the accumulation of arcane knowledge and mystical practice. Contributors describe the witches and sorcerers they have met and suggest both how their societies look upon them and how we in turn should regard them.
Understanding Witchcraft and Sorcery in Southeast Asia will appeal to scholars and students of social anthropology and comparative religion. Its substantial contribution to theoretical and comparative issues in a Southeast Asian context provides a fresh perspective on a stimulating topic.
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