Styrian Witches in European Perspective Ethnographic Fieldwork

Styrian Witches in European Perspective Ethnographic Fieldwork / by Mirjam Mencej.

The book provides a comprehensive exploration of witchcraft beliefs and practices in the rural region of Eastern Slovenia. Based on field research conducted at the beginning of the twenty-first century, it examines witchcraft in the region from folkloristic, anthropological, as well as historical, p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mencej, Mirjam (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Political philosophy.
Europe—History—1492-.
Social history.
Ethnography.
Ethnology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Contemporary European Witchcraft
  • 2. Witchcraft in the Region under Research
  • 3. Social Witchcraft: Neighbourhood Witches
  • 4. Social Witchcraft: Countermeasures
  • 5. Social History: Specialists
  • 6. Social Witchcraft: Village Witches
  • 7. Night Witches
  • Conclusion.

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