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Libra Esoterica

Beyond rationalism : rethinking magic, witchcraft and sorcery

by Bruce Kapferer

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

B. Kapferer, Redirections in the Anthropology of Magical Practices - R. Devisch, Malevolent Fetishes and the Sensual Order of the Uncanny in South West Congo - K. Telle, The Smell of Death: Theft Violence and Ritual Practice in Central Lombok - K. Rio, The Sorcerer as the Absent Third Person: Formations of Fear and Anger in Vanuatu - M. Brendbekken, Anthroposophy and Voodoo in Dominican Republic - R. Bastin, Sorcerous Technologies and Religious Innovation in Sri Lanka - O. Gulbrandsen, Ritual Murder, Modernity and Bureaucratic Transparency in Botswana - A. Feldman, Strange Fruit: The South African Truth Commission and Demonic Economies of Violence - B. Kapferer, The Magical Imaginary and The Inventions of Reality - B. Kapferer, Animadversions and Subversions: Magic and Sorcery in Contemporary Realities.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ritual magic and grimoires, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the title, “Magic” in the description, “Magic” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • Magic· in title
    • Magic· in description
    • Magic· in subject
    • Magic· in edition title
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title, “voodoo” in the description, and “Witchcraft” in the edition title.

    • witchcraft· via OpenAlex
    • Witchcraft· in title
    • voodoo· in description
    • Witchcraft· in edition title
  • Retained metadata contains “Anthroposophy” in the description.

    • Anthroposophy· in description

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OpenAlex scholarly book record

2003-01-01Berghahn BooksEnglishUnknown

Subjects

15 subject headings

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openalex:W1520097980
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