The devil and commodity fetishism in South America
by
Taussig, Michael T.
Title
:
The devil and commodity fetishism in South America
Author
:
Taussig, Michael T.
ISBN
:
9780807898413
9781469604237
Edition
:
30th anniversary ed. / with a new chapter by the author.
Publication Information
:
Chapel Hill [N.C.] : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (xvii, 296 pages) : illustrations
Abstract
:
In this classic book, Taussig explores the social significance of the devil in the folklore of contemporary plantation workers and miners in South America. A new chapter for this anniversary edition features a discussion of Walter Benjamin and Georges Bataille that extends some of the ideas discussed in the original text.
Subject Term
:
Economic development -- Social aspects -- Case studies.
Plantations -- Colombia -- Cauca River Valley.
Tin mines and mining -- Bolivia.
Superstition -- Case studies.
Electronic Access
:
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
|---|
| Online Library | E-Book | 374924-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |