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The Anti–Witch
Jeanne Favret–Saada
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Description for The Anti–Witch
Paperback. Features a synthesis of ethnographic theory and psychoanalytic revelation. This volume tries to bring a fresh generation of scholars into conversation with the work of a truly innovative thinker. It is suitable for practitioners of psychoanalysis as well as to anthropologists. Translator(s): Carey, Matthew. Num Pages: 232 pages, 28 colour plates. BIC Classification: JHM; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
IL, United States
ISBN
9780990505044
SKU
V9780990505044
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About Jeanne Favret–Saada
Jeanne Favret-Saada is a French anthropologist and the author of many books, including Deadly Words: Witchcraft in the Bocage. Matthew Carey is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Copenhagen.
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