{"product_id":"conjuring-hope-healing-and-magic-in-contemporary-russia-9781845450571","title":"Conjuring Hope: Healing and Magic in Contemporary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tNotions of magic and healing have been changing over past years and are now understood as reflecting local ideas of power and agency, as well as structures of self, subjectivity and affect. This study focuses on contemporary urban Russia and, through exploring social conditions, conveys the experience of living that makes magic logical. By following people’s own interpretations of the work of magic, the author succeeds in unraveling the logic of local practice and local understanding of affliction, commonly used to diagnose the experiences of illness and misfortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“Whoever wants to learn about life in today's Russia, where various forms of magic play a central role, should read this book. And of course all those interested in Semiotic or medical anthropology who will gain further insight into the relationships between healer and patient.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Anthropos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“Lindquist’s book makes two important contributions, the first anthropological, and the second ethnographic…Lindquist clearly brought passion, care, and the highest ethical standards to her role as ethnographer, to the great benefit of her readers. When telling these stories, her writing is always clear, often elegant, and sometimes deeply moving.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Slavic Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Marketing Magic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Magic as Semiotic Changes: Ontologies, Rituals and Terms of Affliction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Magic as Management of Emotions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e The Icons of Power: Constructing Charisma from the Means at Hand\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Charisma of the Office: Healing Power and Biomedical Legitimacy\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e The Unspeakable Emotions: Spells and Their Use in Working Life\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e The Magic of Business and the Fostering of Hope\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tEpilogue\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042962768215,"sku":"9781845450571","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845450571.jpg?v=1750956418","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conjuring-hope-healing-and-magic-in-contemporary-russia-9781845450571","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}