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From Cosmogony to Exorcism in a Javavese Genesis - The Spilt Seed (Hardcover) Loot Price: R5,906
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From Cosmogony to Exorcism in a Javavese Genesis - The Spilt Seed (Hardcover): Stephen C. Headley

From Cosmogony to Exorcism in a Javavese Genesis - The Spilt Seed (Hardcover)

Stephen C. Headley

Series: Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

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Stephen Headley translates and studies a Javanese ritual and myth, the birth of the man-eating demon, Kala. He shows that this genesis myth, with its movement from cosmogony to exorcism, constitutes the basis of networks of circulating values in contemporary Javanese society.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Release date: February 2001
First published: February 2001
Authors: Stephen C. Headley (Charge de Recherche)
Dimensions: 243 x 163 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-823423-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
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LSN: 0-19-823423-6
Barcode: 9780198234234

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