Persuasions of the Witch's Craft: Ritual Magic in Contemporary England - Couverture souple

Luhrmann, T. M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0330329464 ISBN 13 : 9780330329460

Editeur : Picador, 1994

Synopsis

To find out why reasonable people are drawn to the seemingly bizarre practices of magic and witchcraft, the author immersed herself in the secret lives of Londoners who call themselves magicians. She came to know them as friends and equals and was initiated into various covens and magical groups. In this book she explains the process through which once-sceptical educated, middle-class people, frequently of high intelligence - became committed to the ideas behind witchcraft and find magical ritual so compelling persuasive. This book draws some disturbing conclusions about the ambivalence of belief within modern urban society.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

To find out why reasonable people are drawn to the seemingly bizarre practices of magic and witchcraft, Luhrmann immersed herself in the arcane world of Londoners who call themselves magicians. Her report is as fascinating as the esoteric world itself.

Biographie de l'auteur

Tanya M. Luhrmann is Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0330329464
• ISBN 13: 9780330329460
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible