Knowledge and practice in mayotte: local discourses of islam, sorcery and spirit possession
Auteur :
Lambek, Michael
Éditeur :
University of Toronto Press
ISBN :
9780802077837
Date de publication :
4 oct. 1993
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
680 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
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.