ANTHROP 2R03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bronisław Malinowski, Trobriand Islands, Cultural Anthropology
12 Feb 2018
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Evans pritchard: witchcraft, oracles and magic among the azande (1937, central africa, witchcraft central to all explanations of misfortune, witchcraft substance like physical organ. Witchcraft explains misfortune: we can empathize with the desire to know why. Jeanne-favret-saada deadly words: witchcraft in the bocage (1981) rural. Caught in spells sent by someone with power and will to harm. Favret-saada author of deadly words: people who believe they have been caught in spells seek help from an. Unwitcher : nobody will admit to being a witch unwitchers are suspect because they get rid of the spell by sending it back to the original witch, power circulates, impossible to designate white or black magic. Us national security agency and magic: blog post by matt bernius, anthro. Through magic, we can know when existential evil will strike; we can prevent the granary from falling upon us.
