Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande
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Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande is a classic anthropological study that examines the beliefs, practices, and social functions of witchcraft and divination among the Azande people of Central Africa.
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| Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22686067 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande Context triple: [E. E. Evans-Pritchard, notableWork, Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande]
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A.
The Meaning of Witchcraft
The Meaning of Witchcraft is a seminal 1959 book by Gerald Gardner that outlines the beliefs, practices, and history of modern Wicca and helped popularize contemporary witchcraft.
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B.
Witchcraft Today
Witchcraft Today is a 1954 book by Gerald Gardner that popularized modern Wicca by presenting it as a surviving pre-Christian pagan religion.
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C.
Myth, Ritual and Religion
Myth, Ritual and Religion is a seminal two-volume anthropological and folkloric study by Andrew Lang that examines the origins, functions, and comparative patterns of myths and religious practices across cultures.
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D.
A General Theory of Magic
A General Theory of Magic is a foundational anthropological work by Marcel Mauss that analyzes the social and cultural functions of magical beliefs and practices.
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E.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande Target entity description: Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande is a classic anthropological study that examines the beliefs, practices, and social functions of witchcraft and divination among the Azande people of Central Africa.
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A.
The Meaning of Witchcraft
The Meaning of Witchcraft is a seminal 1959 book by Gerald Gardner that outlines the beliefs, practices, and history of modern Wicca and helped popularize contemporary witchcraft.
-
B.
Witchcraft Today
Witchcraft Today is a 1954 book by Gerald Gardner that popularized modern Wicca by presenting it as a surviving pre-Christian pagan religion.
-
C.
Myth, Ritual and Religion
Myth, Ritual and Religion is a seminal two-volume anthropological and folkloric study by Andrew Lang that examines the origins, functions, and comparative patterns of myths and religious practices across cultures.
-
D.
A General Theory of Magic
A General Theory of Magic is a foundational anthropological work by Marcel Mauss that analyzes the social and cultural functions of magical beliefs and practices.
-
E.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.