Bibliograph

The anti-witch, Jeanne Favret-Saada ; translated by Matthew Carey ; foreword by Veena Das

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The anti-witch, Jeanne Favret-Saada ; translated by Matthew Carey ; foreword by Veena Das

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-111) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The anti-witch

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

891618294

Responsibility statement

Jeanne Favret-Saada ; translated by Matthew Carey ; foreword by Veena Das

Summary

Jeanne Favret-Saada is arguably one of France’s most brilliant anthropologists, and The Anti-Witch is nothing less than a masterpiece. A synthesis of ethnographic theory and psychoanalytic revelation, where the line between researcher and subject is blurred—if not erased—The Anti-Witch develops the contours of an anthropology of therapy, while deeply engaging with what it means to be caught in the logic of witchcraft. Through an intimate and provocative sharing of the ethnographic voice with Madame Flora, a “dewitcher,” Favret-Saada delivers a critical challenge to some of anthropology’s fundamental concepts. Sure to be of interest to practitioners of psychoanalysis as well as to anthropologists, The Anti-Witch will bring a new generation of scholars into conversation with the work of a truly innovative thinker.--, providedbypublisher

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