{"product_id":"spirits-gods-and-magic-jack-hunter-9781786771315","title":"Spirits, Gods and Magic: An Introduction to the Anthropology of the Supernatural","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e: Formerly published as an ebook titled \u003cem\u003eWhy People Believe in Spirits, Gods and Magic\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eNow available in paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the globe and through time, diverse cultures have developed elaborate systems for understanding and interacting with strange forces and invisible beings. Since the nineteenth century anthropologists have theorised about the nature of the extraordinary experiences and beliefs recounted to them by their fieldwork informants, at home and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpirits, Gods and Magic is an introduction to the anthropology of the supernatural. The book features introductory chapters outlining key anthropological perspectives on Shamanism and Spirit Possession, Witchcraft and Magic, and Ghosts, Spirits and Gods. It also includes chapters exploring the relationship between Ethnography and the Paranormal and what the fields of Anthropology and Parapsychology can learn from each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a Foreword by anthropologist Dr. Fiona Bowie and an Afterword by parapsychologist Dr. David Luke, the book makes an important contribution to inter-disciplinary paranormal studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786771314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786771315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e August Night Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Jack Hunter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049117446399,"sku":"9781786771315","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14b59b21-208a-4239-bac0-e00982a63070.jpg?v=1684999731","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spirits-gods-and-magic-jack-hunter-9781786771315","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}