Being bewitched: epistemological notes on reason and power in anthropology

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  • Antonádia Borges Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2012.3.13011

Keywords:

South Africa, State, witchcraft, etnography

Abstract

After an ethnographic account on a South African farm dweller simultaneous relation to a social movement and to the realm of his ancestors, the paper highlights how State and Witchcraft share conceptual features in anthropology since both are drawn upon categories like rationality, power, relativism, culture, and universalism – among others.

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Author Biography

Antonádia Borges, Universidade de Brasília

Professora no Departamento de Antropologia da Universidade de Brasília.

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Published

2013-01-17

How to Cite

Borges, A. (2013). Being bewitched: epistemological notes on reason and power in anthropology. Civitas: Journal of Social Sciences, 12(3), 469–488. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2012.3.13011

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2012): Religion: contemporary perspectives

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