{"product_id":"witchcraft-accusations-from-central-india-helen-macdonald-9780367023102","title":"Witchcraft Accusations from Central India: The Fragmented Urn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book unravels the institutions surrounding witchcraft in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh through theoretical and empirical research on witchcraft, violence and modernity in contemporary times. The author pieces together 'fragments' of stories gathered utilising ethnographic methods to examine the meanings associated with witches and witchcraft, and how they connect with social relations, gender, notions of agency, law, media and the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume uses the metaphor of the shattered urn to tell the story of the accusations, punishment, rescue and the aftermath of the events of the trial of women accused of being witches. It situates the ṭ\u003ci\u003eonhī \u003c\/i\u003e or witch\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eas a key elaborating symbol that orders behaviour to determine who the socially included and excluded are in communities. Through the personal interviews and other ethnographic methods conducted over the course of many years, the author delves into the stories and practices related to witchcraft, its relations with modernity, and the relationship between violence and ideological norms in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsightful and detailed, this book will be of great interest to academics and researchers of anthropology, development studies, sociology, history, violence, gender studies, tribal studies and psychology. It will also be useful for readers in both historic and contemporary witchcraft practices as well as policy makers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367023105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367023102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Helen MacDonald","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135983038719,"sku":"9780367023102","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60b0b9aa-846d-4b6d-9f0e-3f4b67722272.jpg?v=1770159732","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/witchcraft-accusations-from-central-india-helen-macdonald-9780367023102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}