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Matter, magic, and spirit : representing indian and african american belief /

Matter, Magic, and Spirit explores the ways religious and magical beliefs of Native Americans and African Americans have been represented in a range of discourses including anthropology, comparative religion, and literature.

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Main Authors: Murray, David.
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2007]
©2007
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
African Americans > Religion.
Indians of North America > Religion.
Magic.
Race relations > Religious aspects.
Comparative Studies.
Religion, Jewish Studies, Theology.
Religion, Religionsphilosophie.
Religion.
Totemism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812202878
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Summary: Matter, Magic, and Spirit explores the ways religious and magical beliefs of Native Americans and African Americans have been represented in a range of discourses including anthropology, comparative religion, and literature.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9780812202878
Index Number: BL2525
CLC: B928.712
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
Chapter 1. Hierarchies of Race and Religion: Fetishism, Totemism, Manitou, and Conjure --
Chapter 2. Superstition and Progress --
Chapter 3. Primitivism, Modernism, and Magic --
Chapter 4. Black Arts: Conjure and Spirit --
Chapter 5. The Return of the Fetish --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index --
Acknowledgments.

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