Magical Writing In Salasaca: Literacy And Power In Highland Ecuador
This book demonstrates that the beliefs about writing reflect extensive contact with birth certificates, baptism records, and other church and state documents. It reviews Ecuadorian history to identify the specific documentation sources that have most influenced beliefs in the witch's book.
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Magical Writing In Salasaca: Literacy And Power In Highland Ecuador
This book demonstrates that the beliefs about writing reflect extensive contact with birth certificates, baptism records, and other church and state documents. It reviews Ecuadorian history to identify the specific documentation sources that have most influenced beliefs in the witch's book.
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Magical Writing In Salasaca: Literacy And Power In Highland Ecuador

Magical Writing In Salasaca: Literacy And Power In Highland Ecuador

by Peter Wogan
Magical Writing In Salasaca: Literacy And Power In Highland Ecuador

Magical Writing In Salasaca: Literacy And Power In Highland Ecuador

by Peter Wogan

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This book demonstrates that the beliefs about writing reflect extensive contact with birth certificates, baptism records, and other church and state documents. It reviews Ecuadorian history to identify the specific documentation sources that have most influenced beliefs in the witch's book.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780429978746
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 04/27/2018
Series: Case Studies in Anthropology
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 192
File size: 7 MB

About the Author

Wogan, Peter

Table of Contents

Series Editor Preface -- Introduction -- Witchcraft and Writing -- Sources of Magical Beliefs -- God’s Book -- The Day of the Dead -- Weaving and Writing -- Conclusion
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