Bailey The Witch-Hunt; or, The Triumph of Morality

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5017-2080-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm

In the village of Bisipara in eastern India, an anthropologist is witness to a drama when a young girl takes a fever and quickly dies. The villagers find Susilla's death suspicious and fear that she was possessed. Holding an investigation to find someone to blame, they carry out a hurried inquiry because the stage must be cleared for the annual celebration of the birthday of the god Sri Ramchandro. However, they eventually agree on the identity of a culprit an extract from him a large fine.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bailey, F. G.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

BaileyF. G.:
F.G. Bailey is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego. His most recent books are The Witch-Hunt; or, The Triumph of Morality, The Kingdom of Individuals, and The Prevalence of Deceit, from Cornell.