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Witchcraft Confessions and Accusations


en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 noi 2010
Historians as well as anthropologists have contributed to this volume of studies on aspects of witchcraft in a variety of cultures and periods from Tudor England to twentieth-century Africa and New Guinea.
Contributors include: Mary Douglas, Norman Cohn, Peter Brown, Keith Thomas, Alan Macfarlane, Alison Redmayne, R.G. Willis, Edwin Ardener, Robert Brain, Julian Pitt-Rivers, Esther Goody, Peter Rivière, Anthony Forge, Godfrey Lienhardt, I.M. Lewis, Brian Spooner, G.I. Jones, Malcolm Ruel and T.O. Beidelman.
First published in 1970.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415611619
ISBN-10: 041561161X
Pagini: 390
Dimensiuni: 139 x 216 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Taylor & Francis Ltd.

Cuprins

Mary DouglasIntroduction: Thirty Years after Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic
Part 1: The Context of Witchcraft in Europe
1.Norman CohnThe Myth of Satan and his Human Servants
2.Peter BrownSorcery, Demons, and the Rise of Christianity from Late Antiquity into the Middle Ages
3.Keith ThomasThe Relevance of Social Anthropology to the Historical Study of English Witchcraft
4.Alan MacfarlaneWitchcraft in Tudor and Stuart Essex
Part 2: Cleansing and Confession of Witches
5.Alison RedmayneChikanga: An African Diviner with an International Reputation
6.R.G. WillisInstantMillennium: The Sociology of African Witch-cleansing Cults
7.Edwin ArdenerWitchcraft, Economics, and the Continuity of Belief
8.Robert BrainChild-witches
Part 3: Idioms of Power
9.Julian Pitt-RiversSpiritual Power in Central America: The Naguals of Chiapas
10.Esther GoodyLegitimate and Illegitimate Aggression in a West African State
11.Peter RiviereFactions and Exclusions in Two South American Village Systems
12.Anthony ForgePrestige, Influence,a nd Sorcerty: A New Guinea Example
Part 4: Alternative Interpretations of Misfortune
13.Godrey LienhardtThe Situation of Death: An Aspect of Anuak Philosophy
14.I.M. LewisA Structural Approach to Witchcraft and Spirit-possession
15.Brian SpoonerThe Evil Eye in the Middle East
16.G.I. JonesA Boundary to Accusations
17.Malcolm RuelWere-animals and the Introverted Witch
18.T.O. BeidelmanTowards More Open Theoretical Interpretations