Browsing Lambda Alpha Journal of Man, v.15, no.1-2,1983 by Title

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Politicians and doctors: bloodsuckers all

Guillotte, Joseph V. (Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1983)

Author presents some data on attitudes towards illness, curing, and politics in a multiethnic farming community in rural Tanzania. He discusses the status of mchinjamchinja as it is variably perceived by the inhabitants ...
Shir Mohammad Kerbali: A trader in the village markets of Mazandaran

Thompson, Torn (Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1983)

The article is a brief sketch of some of the activities of a trader, Shir Mohammad Kerbali, in the weekly market cycle in the province of Mazandaran in northern Iran. The markets are all near the city of Babol located in ...
Spirit possession: A case study from Sri Lanka.

De Silva, Deemathie W. (Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1983)

The focus in this case study is Sita, a 19-year-old young adult, who is possessed by a spirit. Sita identified the spirit as "Mahasohona," the demon that frequents graveyards and cemeteries. The cure was an elaborate ...
Vascano: the Greek evil eye

Raftopoulos, Linda (Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society at Wichita State University, 1983)

The purpose of this paper is to acquaint the reader with the Greek practice which is still much believed in by Greeks today: the concept of the 'evil eye' or 'Vascano'. By the end of this paper the reader should have an ...