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Paperback. Presents a history and ethnography of Puerto Rican brujeria (witch-healing). This book explores how brujeria emerged from a blending of Catholicism, Afro-Latin religions, French Spiritism, and folk Protestantism and also looks at how it has adapted to changes in state policies and responded to global flows of ideas and commodities. Num Pages: 335 pages, 50 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292771260
ISBN
9780292771260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. A thoroughly revised, greatly expanded edition of the most important documentary history of European witchcraft ever published. Editor(s): Kors, Alan Charles; Peters, Edward. Num Pages: 480 pages, 44 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3JD; HBT; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217513
ISBN
9780812217513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. Offers a range of literatures and mythologies such intimate aggression is a source of ultimate terror. This title sketches it as a central ember at the core of human relationships, one brutally revealed in the practice of witchcraft. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226047614
ISBN
9780226047614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198740292
ISBN
9780198740292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.24

Paperback. A fascinating and in-depth study of witchcraft in contemporary South Africa. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 figures/6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPN; HRQX5; JHMP; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315584
ISBN
9780745315584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRQX5; JFFE; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029740
ISBN
9780226029740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HRQX9; JFSJ1; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062510365
ISBN
9780062510365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.19

Hardback. Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. This volume explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. Series: Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330858
ISBN
9781785330858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.45

Hardcover. This text combines research with the author's investigations to produce an account of the role of witchcraft in the past. It argues that witchcraft - its belief and persecutions - cannot be explained by general causes but was as complex and changing as the society of which it formed a vital part. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233251
ISBN
9780631233251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBT; VXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 188 x 6. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558616615
ISBN
9781558616615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.34

Hardback. Joyce Gould's memoirs take us through eighty years of political and social change, identifying her role as part of that change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Biteback Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849549752
ISBN
9781849549752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.47

Paperback. "Magliocco impressively corrals the diverse writings and experiences of U.S. neo-pagans into this highly readable and deeply researched ethnographic study.. Highly recommended."-Choice Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRKP; JHBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218794
ISBN
9780812218794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vehicule Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550653236
ISBN
9781550653236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352270
ISBN
9780764352270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.26

hardcover. Daniels, author of Caleb, My Son, here tells of her troubled childhood, which included bouts of anorexia and mental illness. Her struggle to overcome her problems resulted in a bestselling book and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1007.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568332505
ISBN
9781568332505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 712 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813141077
ISBN
9780813141077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.98

Hardcover. Originally published in Hebrew in 2009 by Graf Press and the Heksherim Institute at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev under title: Im shete ha-raglayim amook ba-ananim: fantasy in Hebrew literature, a selection of essays. Editor(s): Gurevitch, Danielle; Gomel, Elana; Graff, Rani. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235834
ISBN
9781936235834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Gharabaghii, Kiaras; Skott-Myhre, Hans A.; Krueger, Mark. Num Pages: 220 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554589661
ISBN
9781554589661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.48

paperback. Provides an account of many Jesuits, from the time of St Ignatius to the 1990's, who have been incarcerated around the world for their faith. This book examines the experience of incarcerated Jesuits around the world and down through the centuries from the standpoint of these various themes. Num Pages: 248 pages, charts, glossary, index. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX8; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823220656
ISBN
9780823220656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167123
ISBN
9780231167123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

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