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Questioning Misfortune
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The Pragmatics of Uncertainty in Eastern Uganda
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Artikel-Nr:
9780521594028
Veröffentl:
2011
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
12.01.2011
Seiten:
274
Autor:
Susan Reynolds Whyte
Gewicht:
602 g
Format:
235x157x21 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This study of adversity and its social causes in rural Uganda considers how people deal with life's uncertainties.
Introduction; Part I. An Uncertain World: 1. Misfortune and uncertainty; 2. The pursuit of health and prosperity; 3. Going to ask; Part II. 'What You Cannot See': The Revelations of Spirits: 4. At home with the dead; 5. The fertility of clanship; 6. Little spirits and child survival; Part III. 'You Will Know Me': The Opacity of Humans: 7. Speaking of morality; 8. Substances and secrecy; Part IV. The Pragmatics of Uncertainty: 9. More questions; 10. Consequences. Notes; References; Index.