Between the living and the dead : a perspective on witches and seers in the early modern age /

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Éva Pócs, one of the most highly respected scholars of historical anthropology, has undertaken extensive research on the history of folk beliefs connected with communication and the supernatural sphere. In this book, she examines the relics of European shamanism in early modern sources, and the te...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Pócs, Éva (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Hungarian
Publié: Budapest : Ithaca, N.Y. : Central European University Press ; Distributed in the U.S. by Cornell University Press Services, 1999.
Sujets:
Witchcraft > Europe > History.
Sorcellerie > Europe > Histoire.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Magick Studies.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Witchcraft & Wicca.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Witchcraft
Volksgeloof.
Het Bovennatuurlijke.
Heksen.
Sorcellerie > Europe.
Europe
Anthropology, Cultural studies, Early modern Europe, Folklore, Witchcraft.
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Limitations and Potential of the Documentary Sources
  • 2. General Conditions for Communication with the Supernatural
  • 3. The Belief Figure of the Witch
  • 4. The Malefactor Witch
  • 5. The Alternative World of the Witches' Sabbat
  • 6. The Healing Witch
  • 7. The Enemies of the Witch: Seers, Magicians, and Healers
  • Afterword
  • Bibliography
  • Documentary Sources
  • Abbreviations

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