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Hanging without a Rope: Narrative Experience in Colonial and Postcolonial Karoland - Princeton Legacy Library Mary Margaret Steedly
Hanging without a Rope: Narrative Experience in Colonial and Postcolonial Karoland - Princeton Legacy Library
Mary Margaret Steedly
When Mary Steedly went to North Sumatra, Indonesia, she intended to study the curing practices of Karo Batak spirit mediums, the gurus who keep a community in touch with its ancestors. She became fascinated by the stories these women and men told of their encounters with spirits in the ritual arena and on the borders of the everyday social world. I
328 pages, 10 halftones 1 map
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 15, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691656748 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 889 g |
| Language | English |