Technology as efficacious action on objects. . . and subjects

Journal of Material Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 459-470

  Warnier, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a Centre D'études Africaines Ceaf   (France)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Identification; Magic; Ritual; Subject; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTIFACT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

EID: 72249094790     PISSN: 13591835     EISSN: 14603586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359183509345944     Document Type: Article

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