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Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft

- Inherently Human
Af: Jr. Stevens Engelsk Paperback

Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft

- Inherently Human
Af: Jr. Stevens Engelsk Paperback
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This book introduces students to the anthropology of magic and witchcraft, terms widely used but with no widely accepted definitions. It takes a new approach to this area within the anthropology of religion, demonstrating that the bases for these beliefs and alleged practices are inherent in human cognition and psychology, even instinctual, and likely rooted in our evolutionary biology. It shows how magic and magical thinking are regular elements in people’s daily lives, and that understanding the components of the witchcraft complex offers surprisingly important insights into patterns of thinking and social behavior.

The book reviews the many meanings of “magic” and “witchcraft,” and introduces the best anthropological meanings of the terms. The components of these beliefs are timeless and universal; this fact, and recent advances in the brain sciences, suggest that the principles of magic are derived from basic processes of human thinking, and the attributes of the witch derive from neurobiologically based fears and fantasies. The propensity for such beliefs probably had adaptive significance in the evolutionary development of the human species; they are inherently human.

This book is intended to focus anew on the core concepts of magic, witchcraft, and the supernatural, while also serving as an introduction to the anthropology of religion for undergraduate and graduate-level courses.

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This book introduces students to the anthropology of magic and witchcraft, terms widely used but with no widely accepted definitions. It takes a new approach to this area within the anthropology of religion, demonstrating that the bases for these beliefs and alleged practices are inherent in human cognition and psychology, even instinctual, and likely rooted in our evolutionary biology. It shows how magic and magical thinking are regular elements in people’s daily lives, and that understanding the components of the witchcraft complex offers surprisingly important insights into patterns of thinking and social behavior.

The book reviews the many meanings of “magic” and “witchcraft,” and introduces the best anthropological meanings of the terms. The components of these beliefs are timeless and universal; this fact, and recent advances in the brain sciences, suggest that the principles of magic are derived from basic processes of human thinking, and the attributes of the witch derive from neurobiologically based fears and fantasies. The propensity for such beliefs probably had adaptive significance in the evolutionary development of the human species; they are inherently human.

This book is intended to focus anew on the core concepts of magic, witchcraft, and the supernatural, while also serving as an introduction to the anthropology of religion for undergraduate and graduate-level courses.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 180
ISBN-13: 9781032414263
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 103241426X
Udg. Dato: 12 dec 2023
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 235mm
Højde: 156mm
Forlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato: 12 dec 2023
Forfatter(e): Jr. Stevens
Forfatter(e) Jr. Stevens


Kategori Magi, alkymi og hermetisme


ISBN-13 9781032414263


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 180


Udgave


Længde 15mm


Bredde 235mm


Højde 156mm


Udg. Dato 12 dec 2023


Oplagsdato 12 dec 2023


Forlag Taylor & Francis Ltd

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