Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft - Couverture souple

Stevens Jr., Phillips

 
9781032414263: Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft

Synopsis

This book introduces readers to the anthropology of magic, witchcraft, and supernatural belief. It takes a new approach to this area, demonstrating that the bases for these beliefs and alleged practices are instinctual, inherent in human cognition and psychology, and are likely rooted in our evolutionary biology.

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À propos de l'auteur

Phil Stevens received his BA from Yale in English in 1963, then worked for three years with the Peace Corps in Nigeria. He entered the graduate anthropology program at Northwestern University, returned to Nigeria for dissertation research, and received his PhD in 1973. During 48 years with the anthropology department at SUNY, Buffalo, he conducted further research in Nigeria and the Caribbean, received two awards for teaching and an honorary Nigerian chieftaincy title, and wrote many publications in anthropology and African studies. He is the editor of Routledge's 4-volume Anthropology of Religion: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies, 2011.

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9781032414270: Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1032414278 ISBN 13 :  9781032414270
Editeur : Routledge, 2023
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