Persuasions Of The Witch S Craft
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Persuasions Of The Witch S Craft
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Author : T. M. Luhrmann
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1991
Persuasions Of The Witch S Craft written by T. M. Luhrmann and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
To find out why reasonable people are drawn to the seemingly bizarre practices of magic and witchcraft, Luhrmann immersed herself in the arcane world of Londoners who call themselves magicians. Her report is as fascinating as the esoteric world itself. Illustrated.
Persuasions Of The Witch S Craft
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Author : T. M. Luhrmann
language : en
Publisher: Pan
Release Date : 1994
Persuasions Of The Witch S Craft written by T. M. Luhrmann and has been published by Pan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Social Science categories.
Persuasions Of The Witch S Craft
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Author : Tanya M. Luhrmann
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 1992
Persuasions Of The Witch S Craft written by Tanya M. Luhrmann and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with England categories.
Persuasions Of The Witch S Craft
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Author : Tanya M. Luhrmann
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 1989-01-01
Persuasions Of The Witch S Craft written by Tanya M. Luhrmann and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
Profiles the surprising number of otherwise "normal" people who practice magic and witchcraft in England today, detailing how they became involved in witchcraft, the history and tradition of magic, and other fascinating details
The Good Parsi
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Author : Tanya M. Luhrmann
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1996
The Good Parsi written by Tanya M. Luhrmann and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
During the Raj, one group stands out as having prospered because of British rule: the Parsis. The Zoroastrian people adopted the manners, dress, and aspirations of their British colonizers, and were rewarded with high-level financial, mercantile, and bureaucratic posts. Indian independence, however, ushered in their decline.
Magic Witchcraft And The Otherworld
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Author : Susan Greenwood
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-08-02
Magic Witchcraft And The Otherworld written by Susan Greenwood and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-02 with Social Science categories.
Anthropology's long and complex relationship to magic has been strongly influenced by western science and notions of rationality. This book takes a refreshing new look at modern magic as practised by contemporary Pagans in Britain. It focuses on what Pagans see as the essence of magic - a communication with an otherworldly reality. Examining issues of identity, gender and morality, the author argues that the otherworld forms a central defining characteristic of magical practice. Integrating an experiential ethnographic approach with an analysis of magic, this book asks penetrating questions about the nature of otherworldly knowledge and argues that our scientific frameworks need re-envisioning. It is unique in providing an insider's view of how magic is practised in contemporary western culture.
How God Becomes Real
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Author : T.M. Luhrmann
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-27
How God Becomes Real written by T.M. Luhrmann and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-27 with Religion categories.
The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the enduring power of faith. Drawing on ethnographic studies of evangelical Christians, pagans, magicians, Zoroastrians, Black Catholics, Santeria initiates, and newly orthodox Jews, Luhrmann notes that none of these people behave as if gods and spirits are simply there. Rather, these worshippers make strenuous efforts to create a world in which invisible others matter and can become intensely present and real. The faithful accomplish this through detailed stories, absorption, the cultivation of inner senses, belief in a porous mind, strong sensory experiences, prayer, and other practices. Along the way, Luhrmann shows why faith is harder than belief, why prayer is a metacognitive activity like therapy, why becoming religious is like getting engrossed in a book, and much more. A fascinating account of why religious practices are more powerful than religious beliefs, How God Becomes Real suggests that faith is resilient not because it provides intuitions about gods and spirits—but because it changes the faithful in profound ways.
Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities In A Catholic Society
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Author : Kathryn Rountree
language : en
Publisher: Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2010
Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities In A Catholic Society written by Kathryn Rountree and has been published by Gower Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Most studies of contemporary Paganism have been conducted in societies which are predominantly Protestant and increasingly secular. The ways in which Pagan identities are constructed in these contexts have tended to be taken implicitly as normative. This book challenges that position by offering an intimate portrait of Paganism in a very different context, the Mediterranean society of Malta. Showing what it is like being Pagan in a society where the vast majority of the population is Roman Catholic, and Catholicism permeates every sphere of public and domestic, social and political life, Rountree reveals that Paganism here is a unique brew of indigenous and global influences. The book explores the intersections of religious and cultural identity, the global and local, Paganism and Christianity, with insights grounded in rich ethnographic detail based on long-term fieldwork.
When God Talks Back
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Author : T.M. Luhrmann
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-03-27
When God Talks Back written by T.M. Luhrmann and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-27 with Religion categories.
How does God become and remain real for modern evangelicals? How are rational, sensible people of faith able to experience the presence of a powerful yet invisible being and sustain that belief in an environment of overwhelming skepticism? T. M. Luhrmann, an anthropologist trained in psychology and the acclaimed author of Of Two Minds, explores the extraordinary process that leads some believers to a place where God is profoundly real and his voice can be heard amid the clutter of everyday thoughts. While attending services and various small group meetings at her local branch of the Vineyard, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country, Luhrmann sought to understand how some members were able to communicate with God, not just through one-sided prayers but with discernable feedback. Some saw visions, while others claimed to hear the voice of God himself. For these congregants and many other Christians, God was intensely alive. After holding a series of honest, personal interviews with Vineyard members who claimed to have had isolated or ongoing supernatural experiences with God, Luhrmann hypothesized that the practice of prayer could train a person to hear God’s voice—to use one’s mind differently and focus on God’s voice until it became clear. A subsequent experiment conducted between people who were and weren’t practiced in prayer further illuminated her conclusion. For those who have trained themselves to concentrate on their inner experiences, God is experienced in the brain as an actual social relationship: his voice was identified, and that identification was trusted and regarded as real and interactive. Astute, deeply intelligent, and sensitive, When God Talks Back is a remarkable approach to the intersection of religion, psychology, and science, and the effect it has on the daily practices of the faithful.
A Year In White
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Author : C. Lynn Carr
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-19
A Year In White written by C. Lynn Carr and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-19 with Religion categories.
In the Afro-Cuban Lukumi religious tradition—more commonly known in the United States as Santería—entrants into the priesthood undergo an extraordinary fifty-three-week initiation period. During this time, these novices—called iyawo—endure a host of prohibitions, including most notably wearing exclusively white clothing. In A Year in White, sociologist C. Lynn Carr, who underwent this initiation herself, opens a window on this remarkable year-long religious transformation. In her intimate investigation of the “year in white,” Carr draws on fifty-two in-depth interviews with other participants, an online survey of nearly two hundred others, and almost a decade of her own ethnographic fieldwork, gathering stories that allow us to see how cultural newcomers and natives thought, felt, and acted with regard to their initiation. She documents how, during the iyawo year, the ritual slowly transforms the initiate’s identity. For the first three months, for instance, the iyawo may not use a mirror, even to shave, and must eat all meals while seated on a mat on the floor using only a spoon and their own set of dishes. During the entire year, the iyawo loses their name and is simply addressed as “iyawo” by family and friends. Carr also shows that this year-long religious ritual—which is carried out even as the iyawo goes about daily life—offers new insight into religion in general, suggesting that the sacred is not separable from the profane and indeed that religion shares an ongoing dynamic relationship with the realities of everyday life. Religious expression happens at home, on the streets, at work and school. Offering insight not only into Santería but also into religion more generally, A Year in White makes an important contribution to our understanding of complex, dynamic religious landscapes in multicultural, pluralist societies and how they inhabit our daily lives.