God of Justice
Author | : William S Sax |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195335866 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195335864 |
Rating | : 4/5 (864 Downloads) |
Download or read book God of Justice written by William S Sax and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In God of Justice, anthropologist William S. Sax offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of cursing, black magic, and ritual healing in the Central Himalayas of North India. Based on ten years' ethnographic fieldwork, God of Justice shows how these practices are part of a moral system based on the principle of family unity.