{"product_id":"witches-and-demons-a-comparative-perspective-on-witchcraft-and-satanism-9781785331527","title":"Witches and Demons: A Comparative Perspective on","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDevil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. In this volume, Jean La Fontaine explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. The chapters touch on public scares about devil-worship, misconceptions about human sacrifice and the use of body parts in healing practices, and mistaken accusations of children practicing witchcraft. Together, these cases demonstrate that comparison is a powerful method of cultural understanding, but warns of the dangers and mistaken conclusions that untrained ideas about other ways of life can lead to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The richness of ethnographic material and historical and anthropological theory makes\u003c\/em\u003e Witches and Demons \u003cem\u003ean interesting book not only for those who study the Satanism scare or the African diaspora, but for anyone who wants to know more about the background of accusations of Satanism and witchcraft, be it from their Western or African roots or a combination of both.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Reading Religion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“If you are interested in anthropology, this is a must read, as the general aim is understanding the other.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Acta Comparanda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is an extremely interesting set of chapters. Together they create a carefully drawn exercise in comparison as a major methodological tool of anthropology, and its advantages and problems. The book is very clearly written, well argued, and fascinating.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Frances Pine\u003c\/strong\u003e, Department of Anthropology, Goldsmiths, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Understanding the Other\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hidden Enemies: Evil at the end of the Millennium\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Concepts of Evil, Witchcraft and the Sexual Abuse of Children in Modern England\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ritual Murder?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Magic and medicine: The Torso in the Thames\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Child Witches in London: Tradition and change in religious belief\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The morality of childhood\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pastors and witches\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e London’s witch children\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Continuities and changes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042371699031,"sku":"9781785331527","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785331527.jpg?v=1750953991","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/witches-and-demons-a-comparative-perspective-on-witchcraft-and-satanism-9781785331527","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}