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In Sorcery's Shadow : A Memoir of Apprenticeship among the Songhay of Niger by Cheryl Olkes and Paul Stoller (1989, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226775437

ISBN-139780226775432

eBay Product ID (ePID)77796

Product Key Features

Number of Pages252 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIn Sorcery's Shadow : a Memoir of Apprenticeship Among the Songhay of Niger

SubjectWitchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Africa / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Publication Year1989

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

AuthorCheryl Olkes, Paul Stoller

Subject AreaBody, Mind & Spirit, Social Science, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight12.9 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN87-010746

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306/.08996

Table Of ContentPrologue Acknowledgments Personae I. 1976-77 1. Mehanna 2. A Lesson in Survey Research 3. Discussion Groups 4. Guided Interpretations 5. Two Birds in the Rafters Are Better Than One in the Bush 6. Sorko Djibo 7. An Apprentice's First Mission 8. Immersed in Texts 9. Wanzerbe 10. Initiation 11. Witches 12. A Tonic for Work 13. Between Sound and the Shadow 14. Tillaberi 15. The Young Sohanci 16. Asking Questions 17. Prison Years 18. The Coming of Serci 19. Words of Protection 20. On the Road 21. Vengeance for the Powerful II. 1979-80 22. Frightening Discoveries 23. Evidence of Power 24. Repelled by the Cold in Ayoru 25. An Interpretation 26. The Path to Wanzerbe 27. A Test of Hardness III. 1981 28. Rites of Clairvoyance 29. Sohanci Business 30. Journey Under the River 31. Amadu Zima 32. An Invitation from Kassey IV. 1982-83 33. A Father and His Son 34. Fatouma 35. Kassey V. 1984 36. Power in the Compound 37. A Lecture on Medicine 38. Mehanna Revisited 39. The Way of the Cowry 40. Showdown with Djibo 41. Last Stand in Wanzerbe Epilogue: In Sorcery's Shadow Glossary

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisThe tale of Paul Stoller's sojourn among sorcerors in the Republic of Niger is a story of growth and change, of mutual respect and understanding that will challenge all who read it to plunge deeply into an alien world.

LC Classification NumberDT547.45.S65S76 1987