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000757278 020__ $$a9780190275778$$q(electronic book)
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000757278 24504 $$aThe law of possession$$h[electronic resource] :$$britual, healing, and the secular state /$$cedited by William S. Sax and Helene Basu.
000757278 264_1 $$aNew York :$$bOxford University Press,$$c2015.
000757278 300__ $$a1 online resource (ix, 255 pages) :$$billustrations
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000757278 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000757278 50500 $$g1.$$tIntroduction /$$rWilliam S. Sax and Helene Basu --$$g2.$$tIn the courtroom of jungle saints: the poor and transcendental justice /$$rHelene Basu --$$g3.$$tBetween shrine and courtroom: legal pluralism, witchcraft, and spirit agency in southeastern Africa /$$rArne S. Steinforth --$$g4.$$tDelocalizing illness: healing and the state in Chinese medicine /$$rDominic Steavu --$$g5.$$tJustice in Erwadi: a case study /$$rBhargavi Davar --$$g6.$$tPossession and the antisuperstition law in Maharashtra: an actors' perspective on modernization and disenchantment /$$rJohannes Quack --$$g7.$$t"If your brother wants to kill you, kill him first": healing, law, and social justice in an African healer's courtroom /$$rFerdinand Okwaro --$$g8.$$tThe Darbar of Goludev: possession, petitions, and modernity /$$rAditya Malik --$$g9.$$tGods of justice /$$rWilliam S. Sax.
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000757278 5208_ $$aRituals combining healing with spirit possession and court-like proceedings are found around the world and throughout history. Modern, secular states have systematically attempted to eliminate them. 'The Law of Possession' compares and analyses the internal logic of such practices, as well as their relation to the modern, secular state.
000757278 588__ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 9, 2015).
000757278 650_0 $$aPolitical customs and rites.
000757278 650_0 $$aSpirit possession.
000757278 650_0 $$aJustice, Administration of.
000757278 7001_ $$aSax, William Sturman,$$d1957-$$eeditor.
000757278 7001_ $$aBasu, Helene,$$eeditor.
000757278 77608 $$iPrint version:$$tLaw of possession.$$dNew York : Oxford University Press, 2015$$z9780190275747$$w(DLC)   2015013404
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