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Bloodsucking Witchcraft
An Epistemological Study of Anthropomorphic Supernaturalism in Rural Tlaxcala
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Bloodsucking Witchcraft
An Epistemological Study of Anthropomorphic Supernaturalism in Rural Tlaxcala
About this book
In the rural areas of south-central Mexico, there are believed to be witches who transform themselves into animals in order to suck the blood from the necks of sleeping infants. This book analyzes beliefs held by the great majority of the population of rural Tlaxcala a generation ago and chronicles its drastic transformation since then.
"The most comprehensive statement on this centrally important ethnographic phenomenon in the last forty years. It bears ready comparison with the two great classics, Evans-Pritchard's Witchcraft Among the Azande and Clyde Kluckhohn's Navaho Witchcraft."—Henry H. Selby
"The most comprehensive statement on this centrally important ethnographic phenomenon in the last forty years. It bears ready comparison with the two great classics, Evans-Pritchard's Witchcraft Among the Azande and Clyde Kluckhohn's Navaho Witchcraft."—Henry H. Selby
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Yes, you can access Bloodsucking Witchcraft by Hugo G. Nutini,John M. Roberts in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Cultural & Social Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps and Tables
- Preface
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1. An Outline of Weathermaking, Nahualism, and Sorcery in Rural Tlaxcala
- 2. The Belief System and Structural Context of Bloodsucking Witchcraft in Rural Tlaxcala
- 3. The Syncretic and Historical Development of Anthropomorphic Supernaturalism in Mesoamerica
- 4. The Comparative Distribution and Definition of Witchcraft and Sorcery in Mesoamerica
- 5. Anatomy of a Bloodsucking Witchcraft Epidemic
- 6. The Empirical Evidence of Bloodsucking Witchcraft: Methodology and Systematic Presentation
- 7. Natural and Suernatural Explanations: The Logic of Witchcraft and Normative Expectations
- 8. The Diagnostic and Etiological Analysis of Bloodsucking Witchcraft
- 9. Social and Psychological Manipulations and the Ex Post Facto Rationalization of the Tlahuelpuchi Complex
- 10. Aftereffects and the Psychological Context of the Postsucking Period
- 11. The Social and Psychological Functions of Bloodsucking Witchcraft
- 12. An Epistemological Approach to the Study of Magic and Religious Supernaturalism
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References Cited
- Index
- About the Authors