Author: Daniel Dubuisson Full Title: Religion And Magic In Western Culture Publisher: Brill (April 21, 2016) Year: 2016 ISBN-13: 9789004317567 (978-90-04-31756-7), 9789004298958 (978-90-04-29895-8) ISBN-10: 9004317562, 9004298959 Pages: 201 Language: English Genre: Religious Studies File type: PDF (True) Quality: 10/10 Price: 101.00 € In the history of Western culture, theology, and science, a strict dichotomy exists between religion and magic: religion as the intellectually and morally superior one – magic as the primitive, superstitious, demonic other. The present work aims to break with this tradition, and traces the origin of this dichotomy as well as its many purposes. Whose powers does it serve? Which interests and ideological stakes does it conceal? Moreover, the author proposes a new epistemological framework for the study of magisms as well as their “rehumanisation”, and argues for a rehabilitation of their studies. Readership: All interested in the history and critical analysis of religious studies and magic. ------------- Our members see more. Join us!