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Titolo: Witchcraft and Magic in Europe
Condizione: Nuovo
SubtÃtulos: Biblical and Pagan Societies
ISBN-10: 0812217853
EAN: 9780812217858
ISBN: 9780812217858
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Formato: Tascabile
Data di pubblicazione: 13/12/2001
Description: In the ancient Near East, the art of influencing the natural course of events by means of spells and other ritual forms was universal. The social and political role of magic is apparent, too, in the competition to achieve precedence over rival systems of ritual practice and belief. Within a region filled with petty kingdoms competing for power, the Jews of ancient Palestine maintained control over adherents by developing distinct ritual practices and condemning as heretical those of nearby cults. Texts from Mesopotamia reveal a striking number of incantations, rituals, and medical recipes against witchcraft, attesting to a profound fear of being bewitched. Magical rituals were also used to maintain harmony between the human and divine realms. The roots of European witchcraft and magic lie in Hebrew and other ancient Near Eastern cultures and in the Celtic, Nordic, and Germanic traditions of the continent. For two millennia, European folklore and ritual have been imbued with the belief in the supernatural, yielding a rich trove of histories and images.Witchcraft and Magic in Europe combines the traditional approaches of political, legal, and social historians with a critical synthesis of cultural anthropology, historical psychology, and gender studies. The series, complete in six volumes, provides a modern, scholarly survey of the supernatural beliefs of Europeans from ancient times to the present day. Each volume of this ambitious six-volume series contains the work of distinguished scholars chosen for their expertise in a particular era or region.
Lingua: inglese
Paese di origine: US
Altezza: 235mm
Lunghezza: 155mm
Larghezza: 10mm
Peso: 278g
Autore: Marie-Louise Thomsen, Bengt Ankarloo, Stuart Clark, Fredrick Cryer
Contribuyente: Bengt Ankarloo (Edited by), Stuart Clark (Edited by)
Genere: Society & Culture
Soggetto: Social Sciences, Philosophy & Spirituality
Title Format: Paperback
Anno di pubblicazione: 2001
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