Susan Greenwood

The Anthropology of Magic

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Produktbeschreibung

Magic is arguably the least understood subject in anthropology today. Exotic and fascinating, it offers us a glimpse into another world but it also threatens to undermine the foundations of anthropology due to its supposed irrational and non-scientific nature. Magic has thus often been 'explained away' by social or psychological reduction. The Anthropology of Magic redresses the balance and brings magic, as an aspect of consciousness, into focus through the use of classic texts and cutting-edge research. Suitable for student and scholar alike, The Anthropology of Magic updates a classical anthropological debate concerning the nature of human experience. A key theme is that human beings everywhere have the potential for magical consciousness. Taking a new approach to some perennial topics in anthropology - such as shamanism, mythology, witchcraft and healing - the book raises crucial theoretical and methodological issues to provide the reader with an engaging and critical understanding of the dynamics of magic.Join the live discussion on Facebook!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Specialist / Routledge
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 18736
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 155mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 267g
• ISBN-13: 9781845206710
• ISBN-10: 1845206711
• Artikelnr.: 26736591

Autorenporträt

Susan Greenwood is Visiting Senior Research Fellow, University of Sussex

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction SECTION ONE: EXPLAINING MAGIC 1 Mystical Mentality 2 Participation 3 Magical Connections and Associations SECTION TWO: THE EXPERIENCE OF MAGIC 4 Magical Consciousness 5 A Mythological Language of Magic SECTION THREE: PRACTICAL MAGIC 6 Webs of Beliefs 7 Magic in Everyday Life SECTION FOUR: WORKING WITH MAGIC 8 The Nature of Reality 9 'Not Only, But Also': A New Attitude to Science

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Introduction SECTION ONE: EXPLAINING MAGIC 1 Mystical Mentality 2
Participation 3 Magical Connections and Associations SECTION TWO: THE
EXPERIENCE OF MAGIC 4 Magical Consciousness 5 A Mythological Language of
Magic SECTION THREE: PRACTICAL MAGIC 6 Webs of Beliefs 7 Magic in Everyday
Life SECTION FOUR: WORKING WITH MAGIC 8 The Nature of Reality 9 'Not Only,
But Also': A New Attitude to Science

Rezensionen

An interesting read and a timely contribution to theories of magic, as it takes a fresh and contemporary approach to the much maligned topic of magic. The author shows us that magic is a human experience which deserves more thorough investigation. - Journal of Contemporary Religion