Religion and magic in western culture / / by Daniel Dubuisson ; translated by Martha Cunningham.
In the history of Western culture, theology, and science, a strict dichotomy exists between religion and magic: religion as the intellectually and morally superior one – magic as the primitive, superstitious, demonic other. The present work aims to break with this tradition, and traces the origin of...
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| Superior document: | Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, Volume 6 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016. ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to Method & theory in the study of religion ;
Volume 6. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | In the history of Western culture, theology, and science, a strict dichotomy exists between religion and magic: religion as the intellectually and morally superior one – magic as the primitive, superstitious, demonic other. The present work aims to break with this tradition, and traces the origin of this dichotomy as well as its many purposes. Whose powers does it serve? Which interests and ideological stakes does it conceal? Moreover, the author proposes a new epistemological framework for the study of magisms as well as their “rehumanisation”, and argues for a rehabilitation of their studies. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004317562 |
| ISSN: | 2214-3270 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Daniel Dubuisson ; translated by Martha Cunningham. |