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University of California Press

The Art and Politics of Wana Shamanship

by Jane Monnig Atkinson (Author)
Paperback eBook
Price: $49.95 / £42.00
Publication Date: Sep 2023
Edition: 1st Edition
Title Details:
Rights: World
Pages: 365
ISBN: 9780520912717
Trim Size: 6.14 x 9.21
Illustrations: 30 figs., 3 maps
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About the Book

Rituals are valued by students of culture as lenses for bringing facets of social life and meaning into focus. Jane Monnig Atkinson's carefully crafted study offers unique insight into the rich shamanic ritual tradition of the Wana, an upland population of Sulawesi, Indonesia.


Rituals are valued by students of culture as lenses for bringing facets of social life and meaning into focus. Jane Monnig Atkinson's carefully crafted study offers unique insight into the rich shamanic ritual tradition of the Wana, an upland population o

About the Author

Jane Monnig Atkinson is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Lewis and Clark College.

Reviews

"This book is a marvelous counterpoint to the rich scholarship that has developed on the 'center' in Southeast Asian societies, providing for the first time an in-depth study of the play of personhood and power—and their historical transformations—on the Indonesian 'periphery.'"—Toby Alice Volkman, Social Science Research Council

"A very important work, not only for the specialists of island Southeast Asia, but also for the general anthropologist. Atkinson accomplishes a number of tasks in fresh and innovative ways."—George E. Marcus, Rice University

"Impressively informed by major theoretical issues, Atkinson's work at the same time brings her readers into the everyday world of the Wana in Sulawesi, Indonesia."—Renato Rosaldo, Stanford University