Mana : a history of a western category /

Mana : a history of a western category /

In Mana: A History of a Western Category Nicolas Meylan proposes a critical account of Western imaginations of mana, a word belonging originally to Oceanic languages but borrowed by European languages in which it acquired the meaning 'supernatural power.' While mana is best known for its t...

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Main Author: Meylan, Nicolas.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion 10.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082.

Subjects:

Mana.
Civilization, Western.
Anthropology > Philosophy.

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Call Number: GN471.4

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • The First Century of Mana
  • Bringing Mana Within Theory
  • The Domestication of Mana
  • Mana in the North
  • The Physics of Mana: From Substance to Unit
  • Energy for a New Paganism
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index.