Mary Margaret Steedly
Princeton University Press
e druk, 2019
9780691655321
Hanging without a Rope
Narrative Experience in Colonial and Postcolonial Karoland
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Paperback, 328 blz.
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EN
Princeton University Press |
2019
ISBN13: 9780691655321
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Onderdeel van serie
Princeton Studies in Culture/Power/History
Levertijd ongeveer 16 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
When Mary Steedly went to North Sumatra, Indonesia, she intended to study the curing practices of Karo Batak spirit mediums, the gurus who keep a community in touch with its ancestors. She became fascinated by the stories these women and men told of their encounters with spirits in the ritual arena and on the borders of the everyday social world. I
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780691655321
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:328
Uitgever:Princeton University Press