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William S Sax
God of Justice [EPUB ebook]
Ritual Healing and Social Justice in the Central Himalayas

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In God of Justice, anthropologist William S. Sax offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of cursing, black magic, and ritual healing in the Central Himalayas of North India. Based on ten years’ ethnographic fieldwork, God of Justice shows how these practices are part of a moral system based on the principle of family unity.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● ISBN 9780199887392 ● Casa editrice Oxford University Press ● Pubblicato 2009 ● Scaricabile 6 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2283076 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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