Powers of good and evil: social transformation and popular belief
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN :
9781571819925
Date de publication :
19 juil. 2001
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
463 g
Format :
Library binding
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A key theme in the anthropology of beliefs is the relationship between socio-economic change and changes in the belief system. It has been widely argued that rapid economic change, particularly the introduction of capitalism, leads to an increase in beliefs in, and representations of, evil and the devil.