Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte: Local Discourses of Islam, Sorcery and Spirit Possession

By Michael Lambek

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In a witty, evocative style accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, Michael Lambek provides a significant contribution to writing on African systems of thought, local forms of religious and therapeutic practice, social accountability, and the place of explicit forms of knowledge in the analysis of non-western societies.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0802077838

ISBN13:9780802077837

Release Date:October 1993

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:498 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Cultural Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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