
By Pamela J. Stewart
ISBN-10: 0511165862
ISBN-13: 9780511165863
ISBN-10: 052100473X
ISBN-13: 9780521004732
ISBN-10: 0521808685
ISBN-13: 9780521808682
Vintage issues in social anthropology are mixed during this work--the research of witchcraft and sorcery and the research of rumors and gossip. After revealing the significance of rumor and gossip as catalysts for accusations of witchcraft and sorcery, it demonstrates their function within the genesis of social and political violence, as obvious in peasant rebellions, in addition to witch-hunts. The learn attracts upon examples from Africa, Europe, India, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia.