Anthropology of magic, the
Auteur :
Greenwood, Susan
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781845206710
Date de publication :
1 nov. 2009
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
320 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Magic is arguably the least understood subject in anthropology today. Exotic and fascinating, it offers us a glimpse into another world but it also threatens to undermine the foundations of anthropology due to its supposed irrational and non-scientific nature. Magic has thus often been 'explained away' by social or psychological reduction.