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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Autor principal: Pócs, Éva (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hungarian
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Distributed in the U.S. by Cornell University Press Services, 1999.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sorcellerie > Europe.
Heksen.
Het Bovennatuurlijke.
Volksgeloof.
Witchcraft.
HISTORY > Medieval.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Witchcraft & Wicca.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Magick Studies.
Sorcellerie > Europe > Histoire.
Witchcraft > Europe > History.
Europe.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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