Divining Evil: The State and Witchcraft in Bastar

Gender Technology And Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 425-448

  Sundar, Nandini ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH   (India)

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EID: 84993767901     PISSN: 09718524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097185240100500305     Document Type: Article

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