Cyber Execration: a case study of Ushi no Koku Mairi and its Re-Enchantment through online cursing
The practice of Ushi no Koku Mairi, a Japanese form of casting curses, has sustained changes from a pre-modern tradition to an online form of execration. Though once a practice imbued with magical qualities, rigid rationalization has undermined such qualities, resulting in disenchantment. The curre...
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Etudes Scientifiques Spécialisées Appliquées aux Communications Humaines, Economiques, Sociales et Symboliques
2011-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://essachess.com/index.php/jcs/article/view/134/116 |