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Journal of Asian Studies (2024) 83 (1): 204–206.
Published: 01 February 2024
...Andrew Alan Johnson Undergraduates may find the book overly specific to the Thai case, but if they can be convinced of its relevance, it would be a real benefit to any course on magic, science, and religion. For more advanced students, I might pair Jackson's book with Nils Bubandt's The Empty...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2014) 73 (1): 143–164.
Published: 01 February 2014
...Kumiko Saito Abstract The magical girl, a popular genre of Japanese television animation, has provided female ideals for young girls since the 1960s. Three waves in the genre history are outlined, with a focus on how female hero figures reflect the shifting ideas of gender roles in society...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1975) 35 (1): 161–162.
Published: 01 November 1975
...Alex Wayman The Cult of Tārā: Magic and Ritual in Tibet . By Stephan Beyer . Berkeley and Los Angeles : University of California Press , 1974 . xi, 563 pp. Notes, Bibliography, Index. $20.00 Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1975 1975 BOOK REVIEWS 161 presenting...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1968) 27 (2): 439–440.
Published: 01 February 1968
...Charles Kaut Cebuano Sorcery: Malign Magic in the Philippines . By Richard W. Lieban . Berkeley and Los Angeles : University of California Press , 1967 . x , 163 pp. Map, Photographs, Tables, Appendix, Index. $5.00. Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1968 1968 BOOK...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2022) 81 (1): 256–257.
Published: 01 February 2022
...James Ockey Power, Protection and Magic in Thailand: The Cosmos of a Southern Policeman . By Craig J. Reynolds . Canberra, Australia : ANU Press , 2019 . xxii, 191 pp. ISBN: 9781760463168 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2022 2022 Many years ago, while...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1982) 41 (3): 626.
Published: 01 May 1982
...Holly Baker Reynolds Ancient Indian Magic and Folklore: An Introduction . By Margaret Stutley . Boulder, Colo. : Great Eastern , 1980 . xiii, 132 pp. Glossary, Notes, Bibliography, Index. $15 (cloth) Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1982 1982 626 JOURNAL OF ASIAN...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2019) 78 (2): 431–432.
Published: 01 May 2019
...Fabio Lanza The Magic of Concepts: History and the Economic in Twentieth-Century China . By Rebecca E. Karl . Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press , 2017 . xii, 216 pp. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2019 2019 Finally, in Karl's analysis, Wang Yanan's...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1985) 44 (4): 880–881.
Published: 01 August 1985
...Alan Roland The Imperial Imagination: Magic and Myth in Kipling's India . By Lewis D. Wurgaft . Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press , 1983 . xxiii, 211 pp. Illustrations, Note on Sources, Chapter Notes, Index. $24.95. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1985...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1958) 17 (2): 255–256.
Published: 01 February 1958
...Alan J. A. Elliott Oriental Magic . By Sayed Idries Shah . New York : Philosophical Library , 1957 . Bibliography, Glossarial Index. $7.50. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1958 1958 BOOK REVIEWS 255 Oriental Magic. By SAYED IDRIES SHAH. New York: Philosophical...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1991) 50 (2): 372–373.
Published: 01 May 1991
...H. C. Erik Midelfort Magic, Science, Religion, and the Scope of Rationality . By Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah . London and New York : Cambridge University Press , 1990 . 198 pp. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1991 1991 372 THE JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES the theory...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1997) 56 (2): 529–531.
Published: 01 May 1997
...Vinay Lal The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj . By Dane Kennedy . Berkeley : University of California Press , 1996 . xvi, 264 pp. $38.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1997 1997 BOOK REVIEWS SOUTH ASIA 529 their difficult economic...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2013) 72 (1): 226–228.
Published: 01 February 2013
... attention to gender differences. In chapter 3, Terwiel considers village beliefs regarding conception, rebirth and karma, arguing that karma and magic are complementary systems. He provides rich details regarding birthing ceremonies, naming ceremonies, early socialization and formal education. In chapter 4...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1996) 55 (4): 1100–1101.
Published: 01 November 1996
...Carol Warren Visible and Invisible Realms: Power, Magic, and Colonial Conquest in Bali . By Margaret J. Wiener . Chicago : University of Chicago Press , 1995 . xiv, 445 pp. $29.95. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1996 1996 1100 THE JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1996) 55 (3): 772–773.
Published: 01 August 1996
...Pamela Price The Raja's Magic Clothes: Re-Visioning Kingship and Divinity in England's India . By Joanne Punzo Waghorne . University Park : Pennsylvania State Press , 1994 . xxxiv, 285 pp. $49.50 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1996 1996 772...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2017) 76 (3): 777–778.
Published: 01 August 2017
...Ronald Suleski Materializing Magic Power: Chinese Popular Religion in Villages and Cities . By Wei-Ping Lin . Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center , 2015 . xiv, 203 pp. ISBN: 9780674504363 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2017...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1964) 23 (S1): 21–52.
Published: 01 June 1964
...Michael M. Ames Abstract This paper is intended to present in outline form a structural analysis of the total religious system of the Sinhalese of Ceylon. The Sinhalese, excluding those few who are Hindu, Christian, or Muslim, are Theravada Buddhists who also indulge in a rich array of magical...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2004) 63 (4): 1113–1114.
Published: 01 November 2004
...James A. Benn Chinese Magical Medicine . By Michel Strickmann . Edited by Bernard Faure . Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press , 2002 . xii , 418 pp. $24.95 (paper). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies 2004 2004 B O O K R E V I E W S C H I N A 1113 anchored...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2012) 71 (2): 585–588.
Published: 01 May 2012
...Erik W. Davis The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand . By Justin Thomas McDaniel . New York : Columbia University Press , 2011 . xiv, 327 pp. $60.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2012 2012 Justin...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1988) 47 (3): 620–621.
Published: 01 August 1988
...Hill Gates History and Magical Power in a Chinese Community . By P. Steven Sangren . Stanford : Stanford University Press , 1987 . x, 268 pp. $39.50. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1988 1988 620 THE JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES accumulate and distribute welfare...
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in Magic, Shōjo , and Metamorphosis: Magical Girl Anime and the Challenges of Changing Gender Identities in Japanese Society
> Journal of Asian Studies
Published: 01 February 2014
Figure 4. The magical boy as a criticism of the increasing difficulty in envisioning male hero models (Ishida 2007 ).
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