The Feast of the Sorcerer - Practices of Consciousness and Power

Summary

Sorcery has long been associated with the "dark side" of human development, along with magic and witchcraft. This text argues, however, that sorcery practices reveal critical insights into how consciousness is formed, and how human beings constitute their social and political realities.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Kapferer, Kapferer Bruce
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.1997
• EAN: 9780226424132
• ISBN: 978-0-226-42413-2
• No. of pages: 388
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Witchcraft, RELIGION / Wicca, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, Social, group or collective psychology, Magic, alchemy and hermetic thought, Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought, Witchcraft / Witches