Public People, thirteen (3), pp. 511-531. Reprinted from inside the B Ingstad & SR Whyte (eds) (2007) Handicap inside the Local and you will Around the globe Globes, 128-148. Berkeley: College or university from Ca Press. Discussing facial disfigurement (pp. 512-521), a situation history is given off an early woman, Mandira, whose relationship occurred in person, and you can is actually with rumours one her suitor was bewitched because of the ‘dangerous magical rites’ with the intention that the guy failed to notice their own disfigurement. Five years later this new husband passed away, and lots of household members felt that Mandira and her moms and dads ended up being correctly punished due to their trickery. Continue reading →