Religious Functionaries: Shamans, Witchdoctors and Other Sacred Specialists

Dr. Subhadra Channa has emerged in recent times as one of the most dynamic feminist scholar in India. She teaches at the Department of Anthropology in Delhi University. Dr. Channa has been awarded the Fulbright Lecturership and is currently teaching in the United States of America. She has a number of reference works to her credit including the pioneering sets like – International Encyclopaedia of Tribal Religion, and International Encyclopaedia of Anthropology. She has also edited Cosmo’s forthcoming titles – Encyclopaedia of Feminist Theory, and Encyclopaedia of Women and Gender.