In Sorcery's Shadow:
The tale of Paul Stoller's sojourn among sorcerors in the Republic of Niger is a story of growth and change, of mutual respect and understanding that will challenge all who read it to plunge deeply into an alien world.
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The tale of Paul Stoller's sojourn among sorcerors in the Republic of Niger is a story of growth and change, of mutual respect and understanding that will challenge all who read it to plunge deeply into an alien world. Booknews Stoller (anthropology, West Chester U.) was a sorcerer's apprentice during four field trips to Songhay. He reports the power of witchcraft and the substance of life in this middle Niger River region. No scholarly apparatus. Originally published in 1987. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Prologue Acknowledgments Personae I. 1976-77 1. Mehanna 2. A Lesson in Survey Research 3. Discussion Groups 4. Guided Interpretations 5. Two Birds in the Rafters Are Better Than One in the Bush 6. Sorko Djibo 7. An Apprentice's First Mission 8. Immersed in Texts 9. Wanzerbe 10. Initiation 11. Witches 12. A Tonic for Work 13. Between Sound and the Shadow 14. Tillaberi 15. The Young Sohanci 16. Asking Questions 17. Prison Years 18. The Coming of Serci 19. Words of Protection 20. On the Road 21. Vengeance for the Powerful II. 1979-80 22. Frightening Discoveries 23. Evidence of Power 24. Repelled by the Cold in Ayoru 25. An Interpretation 26. The Path to Wanzerbe 27. A Test of Hardness III. 1981 28. Rites of Clairvoyance 29. Sohanci Business 30. Journey Under the River 31. Amadu Zima 32. An Invitation from Kassey IV. 1982-83 33. A Father and His Son 34. Fatouma 35. Kassey V. 1984 36. Power in the Compound 37. A Lecture on Medicine 38. Mehanna Revisited 39. The Way of the Cowry 40. Showdown with Djibo 41. Last Stand in Wanzerbe Epilogue: In Sorcery's Shadow Glossary
\ BooknewsStoller (anthropology, West Chester U.) was a sorcerer's apprentice during four field trips to Songhay. He reports the power of witchcraft and the substance of life in this middle Niger River region. No scholarly apparatus. Originally published in 1987. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
