Religion and magic in western culture /
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...
المؤلف الرئيسي:
التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Boston :
Brill,
2016.
سلاسل:
Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion
6.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303942.
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الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: BL65.M2
| الملخص: | 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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| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource. |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ردمك: | 9789004317567 |
| تدمد: | 2214-3270 ; |
| وصول: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |