Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. In this volume, Jean La Fontaine explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. The chapters touch on public scares about devil-worship, misconceptions about human sacrifice and the use of body parts in healing practices, and mistaken accusations of children practicing witchcraft. Together, these cases demonstrate that comparison is a powerful method of cultural understanding, but warns of the dangers and mistaken conclusions that untrained ideas about other ways of life can lead to.
| ISBN: | 9781785331527 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 2016 |
| Author: | J S La Fontaine |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 164 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Applied Anthropology |
| Genres: |
Witchcraft Social and cultural anthropology |
Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. In this volume, Jean La Fontaine explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. The chapters touch on public scares about devil-worship, misconceptions about human sacrifice and the use of body parts in healing practices, and mistaken accusations of children practicing witchcraft. Together, these cases demonstrate that comparison is a powerful method of cultural understanding, but warns of the dangers and mistaken conclusions that untrained ideas about other ways of life can lead to.
Witches and Demons features in the following genres: Witchcraft, Social and cultural anthropology
Witches and Demons is available in Paperback
Witches and Demons was written by J S La Fontaine and published by Berghahn Books
Witches and Demons has 164 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Applied Anthropology series