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The ethnographer must be “caught” in the actions of these people to write about them, according to a book about their role in the Bocage region of Western France by Jeanne Favret-Saada. In “Shakespeare in the Bush,” Laura Bohannan notes that both “scholar” and this type of person mean “man who knew things” to the Tiv, who deduce that Hamlet’s uncle Claudius is one of them. These people are the last of four title topics of a book on the “Riddles of Culture” that examines (*) irrational practices like cow worship and pig hatred, (-5[1])written by Marvin (-5[1])Harris. (-5[1])These people’s practice (-5[1])is the first title word (-5[1])of a book that uses the example of a man dying in a collapsing granary. (10[1])That study of the Azande, whose title follows this people’s practice with “Oracles,” is by E. E. Evans-Pritchard. For 10 points, a type of doctor traditional in Africa (10[1])heals ailments (10[1])from what sorcerers? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: witches [accept witchcraft or word forms; prompt on sorcerer or sorceress or magician] (Jeanne Favret-Saada’s book is Deadly Words, and Marvin Harris’s book is Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches.)
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