Magic as the local application of authoritative tradition
This chapter examines the relationship of magic and religion itself. Magic describes the invocation and deployment of an authoritative tradition in a local performative context through the creative agency of a ritual expert and involving various ritual media. After a review of Redfield’s notion of a...
Subtitles: | Dimensions of a category magic |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2019
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In: |
Guide to the study of ancient magic
Year: 2019, Pages: 720-745 |
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