03149nam 22006493u 450 991079835740332120210108004658.01-78533-086-110.1515/9781785330865(CKB)3710000000667723(EBL)4089598(OCoLC)950773689(SSID)ssj0001675349(PQKBManifestationID)16485934(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001675349(PQKBWorkID)14859209(PQKB)11692883(MiAaPQ)EBC4089598(DE-B1597)637493(DE-B1597)9781785330865(EXLCZ)99371000000066772320160627d2016|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrWitches and Demons[electronic resource] A Comparative Perspective on Witchcraft and SatanismNew York, NY Berghahn Books20161 online resource (156 p.)Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology ;v.10Description based upon print version of record.1-78533-085-3 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Understanding the Other -- Chapter 1 Hidden Enemies: Evil at the End of the Millennium -- Chapter 2 Concepts of Evil, Witchcraft and the Sexual Abuse of Children in Modern England -- Chapter 3 Ritual Murder? -- Chapter 4 Magic and Medicine: The Torso in the Thames -- Chapter 5 Child Witches in London: Tradition and Change in Religious Belief -- Chapter 6 Evil and Children: The Morality of Childhood -- Chapter 7 Pastors and Witches -- Chapter 8 London’s Witch Children -- Conclusion: Continuities and Changes -- IndexDevil 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.Studies in Public and Applied AnthropologyDemonologyWitchcraftGood and evilDemonologyParapsychology & Occult SciencesHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCDemonology.WitchcraftGood and evilDemonologyParapsychology & Occult SciencesSocial Sciences133.40942Fontaine Jean La1553331AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910798357403321Witches and Demons3813829UNINA