War magic and warrior religion : sorcery, cognition, and embodiment /: sorcery, cognition, and embodiment. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by D.S. Farrer.
• Editors: Farrer, D. S
• Contents: List of Illustrations <a href="/downloads/intros/FarrerWar_intro.pdf" target="_blank"><img align="left" border="0" onmouseout="this.src='/img/icon_pdf.png'" onmouseover="this.src='/img/icon_pdf2.png'" src="/img/icon_pdf.png" /> Introduction: War Magic: Religion, Sorcery, and Performance; D. S. Farrer Chapter 1. Tangki War Magic: Spirit Warfare in Singapore; Margaret Chan Chapter 2. Javanese Ritual Initiation: Invulnerability, Authority, and Spiritual Improvement; Jean-Marc de Grave Chapter 3. Discourse of Decline: Sumatran Perspectives on Black Magic; J. David Neidel Chapter 4. Tamil Tiger Ritual, War, and Mystical Empowerment; Michael Roberts Chapter 5. Shamanic Battleground in Venezuela; Zeljko Jokic Chapter 6. Chants of Re-enchantment: Chamorro Spiritual Resistance to Colonial Domination; D. S. Farrer and James D. Sellmann Chapter 7. War Magic and Just War in Indian Tantric Buddhism; Iain Sinclair Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 306; War and society; War -- Religious aspects; Magic; Shamanism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781785333309
• Related ISBNs: 9781785333293
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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