Witchcraft, Lycanthropy, Drugs and Disease

Witchcraft, Lycanthropy, Drugs and Disease
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9781725228252
ISBN-13 : 1725228254
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Download or read book Witchcraft, Lycanthropy, Drugs and Disease written by Homayun Sidky and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before the political mass-murders witnessed in the present century, western Europe experienced another kind of holocaust--the witch-hunts of the early modern period. Condemned of flying through the air, changing into animals, and worshipping the Devil, over a hundred thousand people were brutally tortured, systematically maimed and burned alive. Why did these persecutions take place? Was it superstition, irrationality, or mass delusion that led to the witch-hunts? This study seeks explanation in the tangible actions of human actors and their worldly circumstances. The approach taken is anthropological; inferences are grounded on a wide spectrum of variables, ranging from the political and ideological practices used to mystify earthly affairs, to the logical structure of witch-beliefs, torture technology, and the role of psychotropic drugs and epidemic diseases.


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