bokomslag Witches and Demons
Filosofi & religion

Witches and Demons

Jean La Fontaine

Pocket

699:-

Funktionen begränsas av dina webbläsarinställningar (t.ex. privat läge).

Uppskattad leveranstid 5-10 arbetsdagar

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249:-

Andra format:

  • 156 sidor
  • 2016
Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. In this volume, Jean La Fontaine explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. The chapters touch on public scares about devil-worship, misconceptions about human sacrifice and the use of body parts in healing practices, and mistaken accusations of children practicing witchcraft. Together, these cases demonstrate that comparison is a powerful method of cultural understanding, but warns of the dangers and mistaken conclusions that untrained ideas about other ways of life can lead to.
  • Författare: Jean La Fontaine
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781785331527
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 156
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2016-04-01
  • Förlag: Berghahn Books