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How individuals use or explain mystical forces to understand illness, death, or bad luck.

This volume consists of ten papers originally presented at a 1989 symposium titled "Manipulation of Mystical Agency and Explanations of Personal Misfortune". It provides an ethnographic account of how people in various Southeast Asian countries perceive and interact with the supernatural. Asian Magic 4 (1993) PDF

Descriptions of local rituals, such as those used for protection or to influence personal destiny. Related 1993 "Magic" Media How individuals use or explain mystical forces to

Exploring how local beliefs in witchcraft interact with modern state authority and social consciousness. Descriptions of local rituals, such as those used

The Journal of Asian Studies (Vol 52, 1993) also published scholarly articles on related topics during this period.

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