How magic works: New Zealand feminist witches’ theories of ritual action

Anthropology of Consciousness

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 42-59

  Rountree, Kathryn ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84889682769     PISSN: 10534202     EISSN: 15563537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ac.2002.13.1.42     Document Type: Article

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