Persuasions of the Witch's Craft - Luhrmann, T M
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To find out why reasonable people are drawn to the seemingly bizarre practices of magic and witchcraft, Luhrmann immersed herself in the arcane world of Londoners who call themselves magicians. Her report is as fascinating as the esoteric world itself. Illustrated.
Luhrmann explains the process through which once-skeptical individuals¿educated, middle-class people, frequently of high intelligence¿become committed to the ideas behind witchcraft and find magical ritual so compellingly persuasive. This intriguing book draws some disturbing conclusions about the ambivalence of belief within modern urban society.…mehr

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To find out why reasonable people are drawn to the seemingly bizarre practices of magic and witchcraft, Luhrmann immersed herself in the arcane world of Londoners who call themselves magicians. Her report is as fascinating as the esoteric world itself. Illustrated.
Luhrmann explains the process through which once-skeptical individuals¿educated, middle-class people, frequently of high intelligence¿become committed to the ideas behind witchcraft and find magical ritual so compellingly persuasive. This intriguing book draws some disturbing conclusions about the ambivalence of belief within modern urban society.
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Tanya M. Luhrmann is Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego.