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100	1		_aTātāran, Alexandra,
245	1	0	_aContemporary life and witchcraft : _bmagic, divination, and religious ritual in Europe / _cAlexandra Tātāran.
260			_aStuttgart _bIbidem - Verlag _c2016
300			_a223 s. ; _c22 cm
520			_aWitchcraft is very much alive in today's post-communist societies. Stemming from ancient rural traditions and influenced by modern New Age concepts, it has kept its function as a vibrant cultural code to combat the adversities of everyday life. Intricately linked to the Orthodox church and its rituals, the magic discourse serves as a recourse for those in distress, a mechanism to counter-balance misfortune and, sometimes, a powerful medium for acts of aggression. Alexandra Tataran re-contextualizes the vast and heterogenuous discourse on contemporary witchcraft. She shows how magic, divination, and religious rituals are adapted to the complex mechanisms of modern mentalities and urban living in the specific historical and social context of post-communist countries. Based on years of first-hand fieldwork, Tataran offers insights into the experience of individuals deeming themselves bewitched and argues that the practice can also teach us a lot about particular forms of adapting traditions and resorting to pre-existing cultural models.
653			_aCzarownictwo - Europa
653			_aPrawosławie
653			_aRytuały religijne - Europa
653			_aMagia - Europa
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