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Contemporary Life and Witchcraft.
- Magic, Divination, and Religious Ritual in Europe
Engelsk Paperback
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Contemporary Life and Witchcraft.

- Magic, Divination, and Religious Ritual in Europe
Engelsk Paperback

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Witchcraft is very much alive in today''s post-communist societies. Stemming from ancient rural traditions and influenced by modern New Age concepts, it has kept its function as a vibrant cultural code to combat the adversities of everyday life. Intricately linked to the Orthodox church and its rituals, the magic discourse serves as a recourse for those in distress, a mechanism to counter-balance misfortune and, sometimes, a powerful medium for acts of aggression. In this fascinating book, Alexandra Tataran skillfully re-contextualizes the vast and heterogenuous discourse on contemporary witchcraft. She shows how magic, divination, and religious rituals are adapted to the complex mechanisms of modern mentalities and urban living in the specific historical and social context of post-communist countries. Based on years of first-hand fieldwork, Tataran offers fascinating insights into the experience of individuals deeming themselves bewitched and argues that the practice can also teach us a lot about particular forms of adapting traditions and resorting to pre-existing cultural models.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
224
ISBN-13:
9783838207384
Indbinding:
Paperback
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ISBN-10:
3838207386
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Udg. Dato:
2 feb 2016
Længde:
14mm
Bredde:
212mm
Højde:
154mm
Forlag:
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Oplagsdato:
2 feb 2016
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