Bloodsucking Witchcraft: An Epistemological Study of Anthropomorphic Supernaturalism in Rural Tlaxcala Tapa dura - 1993

Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1993 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 476 pages, references, index. Light soiling on the edges, mild edge wear to the jacket. Binding strong, text clean..

Tucson And London: University of Arizona Press, 1993. First Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2. 476 Pages Indexed. Black boards with red lettering to spine. Front board has bumped corners and scuff marks on front endpapers. In the rural areas of south-central Mexico, there are believed to be witches-called tlahuelpuchis- who transform themselves into animals in order to suck the blood from the necks of sleeping infants. Because tlahuelpuchis are inherently evil and indistinguishable from ordinary people, they are more feared than other kinds of supernaturals. This book analyzes the belief in bloodsucking witchcraft held by the great majority of the population of rural Tlaxcala a generation ago and chronicles its drastic transformation since then. Based on information gathered in some fifty communities over more than twenty-five years, it describes all facets of bloodsucking witchcraft and analyzes its social and psychological aspects within the overall system of magic and… Leer más

Univ of Arizona Press, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Light creasing of dust jacket edges, can still pass for new. ISBN 0816511977. 476 pages

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.