Night Has a Naked Soul: Witchcraft and Sorcery Among the Western Cherokee - Paperback
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Night Has a Naked Soul: Witchcraft and Sorcery Among the Western Cherokee - Paperback
$21.55
by Alan Kilpatrick (Author)
In a work that spans nearly two centuries, anthropologist Alan Kilpatrick explores the occult world of the Western Cherokee, expounding on previously collected documents and translating some forty new shamanistic texts that have never been disclosed to outside audiences.
For over a hundred and fifty years, the Cherokee Indians have been recording their medico-magical traditions in the native script of the Sequoyah syllabary. These texts, known as idi: gawe' sdi, deal with such esoteric matters as divining the future, protecting oneself from enemies, destroying the power of witches, and purifying one's soul from all forms of supernatural harm. As one of the few scholars able to translate the discourse, Kilpatrick underlines the critical role of transformational language in the ritual performance. His book challenges conventional wisdom about Native American folk medicine, witchcraft, and sorcery by introducing a new body of shamanistic thought and by placing this thought in the context of growing anthropological literature on indigenous folk beliefs.Author Biography
Alan Kilpatrick is associate professor of American Indian studies at San Diego State University. His articles on Cherokee religion have appeared in American Indian Quarterly and in American Indian Culture and Research Journal.
Number of Pages: 178
Dimensions: 0.55 x 8.99 x 6.07 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: July 01, 1998
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