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A'AISA'S GIFTS : A Study of Magic and the Self
by Stephen, Michele
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0520088298
- ISBN 13
- 9780520088290
- Seller
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Columbus, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
University of California Press, 1995. 381pp. Trade paperback, VG, no names or markings, indices, bibliography, chapter notes, "groundbreaking ethnography of the Mekeo of Papua New Guinea and a valuable contribution to anthropological theory. Based on twenty years' fieldwork, this richly detailed study of Mekeo esoteric knowledge, cosmology, and self-conceptualizations recasts accepted notions about magic and selfhood", . Trade Paperback. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Karen Wickliff - Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- w200728522
- Title
- A'AISA'S GIFTS : A Study of Magic and the Self
- Author
- Stephen, Michele
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0520088298
- ISBN 13
- 9780520088290
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Anthropology Mekeo Papua New Guinea Culture Southeast Asia Ethnic Studies Melanesian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology; Culture;
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Karen Wickliff - Books
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About the Seller
Karen Wickliff - Books
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Columbus, Ohio
About Karen Wickliff - Books
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