Shamanism, Colonialism, and the Wild Man: A Study in Terror and Healing
Taussig, Michael
ISBN 10: 0226790134 ISBN 13: 9780226790138
Published by University of Chicago Press, 1991
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Synopsis:
Working with the image of the Indian shaman as Wild Man, Taussig reveals not the magic of the shaman but that of the politicizing fictions creating the effect of the real.
"This extraordinary book . . . will encourage ever more critical and creative explorations."—Fernando Coronil, [I]American Journal of Sociology[/I]
"Taussig has brought a formidable collection of data from arcane literary, journalistic, and biographical sources to bear on . . . questions of evil, torture, and politically institutionalized hatred and terror. His intent is laudable, and much of the book is brilliant, both in its discovery of how particular people perpetrated evil and others interpreted it."—Stehen G. Bunker, Social Science Quarterly
About the Author:
Michael Taussig is emeritus professor of anthropology at Columbia University. He is the author of many books, including And the Garden Is You and Mastery of Non-Mastery in the Age of Meltdown, both published by the University of Chicago Press.
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Title: Shamanism, Colonialism, and the Wild Man: A ...
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
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