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The Witch-Hunt; or, The Triumph of Morality

By F. G. Bailey

Book information

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781501720802
DOI
10.7591/9781501720802
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (26625673 bytes)
Pages
232\233
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-23 18:01:41

Description

In the village of Bisipara in eastern India, an anthropologist is witness to a drama when a young girl takes a fever and quickly dies. The villagers find Susilla's death suspicious and fear that she was possessed. Holding an investigation to find someone to blame, they carry out a hurried inquiry because the stage must be cleared for the annual celebration of the birthday of the god Sri Ramchandro. However, they eventually agree on the identity of a culprit an extract from him a large fine.

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