Witchcraft, religious transformation, and Hindu nationalism in rural central India

This thesis is an anthropological exploration of the connections between witchcraft, religious transformation, and Hindu nationalism in a village in an Adivasi (or 'tribal') area of eastern Maharashtra, India. It argues that the appeal of Hindu nationalism in India today cannot be understo...

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Main Author: Desai, Amit A.
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645664