The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of scienc…
The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of scienc…
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"This book examines the folkloric roots of familiar lore in early modern Britain from historical, anthropological and comparative religious perspectives. It argues that beliefs about witches' families were rooted in beliefs surrounding the use of fairy familiars by beneficent ma…
Ethnographic study of shamanism in lowland South America, analyzing the relations between the social, political, and historical dynamics of witchcraft and sorcery.
"Notions of magic and healing have been changing over past years and are now understood to reflect local ideas of power and agency, as well as structures of self, subjectivity, and affect. This study focuses on contemporary urban Russia and, through exploring social conditions, …
Pendant vingt années, l'auteur a interrogé les paysans de France, rassemblant les croyances et les traditions qui composent ce recueil, sorte d'inventaire de notre patrimoine diabolique, qui dresse un bilan des réactions de l'homme face à la peur et au mal.
