EAN: 9783838207384

CONTEMPORARY LIFE AND WITCHCRAFT - ALEXANDRA TA...

Witchcraft 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. In this fascinating book  Alexandra Tataran skillfully 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 fascinating 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.

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