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mana: a standalone construct

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mana1 CONSTRUCTManaCODRINGTON · ANTHROPOLOGY OF

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Anthropology of religion

an impersonal power or efficacy that can attach to persons and things, later made a general category by other scholars.

In anthropology of religion, mana refers to an impersonal power or efficacy that can attach to persons and things, later made a general category by other scholars. This meaning comes from Codrington (1891) in The Melanesians.[1]

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References

  1. Codrington, R. H. (1891). The Melanesians. HRAF Press. ISBN 9780524033647

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