Witchcraft may be defined for general purposes as the use of psychic power alone to commit some type of deed, whether good or foul. In traditional societies today, the word is synonymous with sorcery. But there is a distinction made between them by people who study the precepts created by these interesting people. Sorcerers are known to manipulate objects, while witches need only to think a thought to turn their emotions into a good or …
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…have to look it up from another source. All the sources prepare you for the reading with a great introduction and do an excellent job explaining the phenomenon of witchcraft among the Navajo. Bibliography Bever, Edward. (2002) "Coyote in Navajo Witchcraft and Religion." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. Summer, pp 181-193. Blaine, Martha. (2000) "Native Voices." The American Indian Quarterly. Fall, pp 615-637. Woolf, Alan. (2000) "Witchcraft." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. Summer, pp 457-465.