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The Witch in the Western Imagination by Lyndal Roper (review)

The Witch in the Western Imagination by Lyndal Roper (review) everything''-style philosophical statements and the dryly nominalist descriptions of material objects and processes that have been typical of much of the recent materialist turn. Indeed, a great portion of the force of its argument comes from the very ethnographic specificity of the individual contributions and the topical breadth represented by the collection as a whole. In sum, those looking for a ready-made theoretical framework for the study of the material components of ritual and religious practices will be disappointed. Those, however, interested in learning or teaching how to ask better, smarter questions about how religious systems and experiences alike articulate themselves in the world will find a wealth of food for comparative thought. ian lowrie Rice University lyndal roper. The Witch in the Western Imagination. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012. Pp. xii 240. As its title suggests, this collection of insightful essays illuminates the witchfigure as imagined, as represented: as inscribed in print, carved in statuary, engraved, painted, fictionalized. Roper's conversation partners are such historians as Stuart Clark and Charles Zika (she dedicates the book to the latter, her early mentor at the University of Melbourne) who have looked to the witch to reflect upon high-cultural concerns http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft University of Pennsylvania Press

The Witch in the Western Imagination by Lyndal Roper (review)

Ostling, Michael.
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft , Volume 9 (1) – May 15, 2014
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everything''-style philosophical statements and the dryly nominalist descriptions of material objects and processes that have been typical of much of the recent materialist turn. Indeed, a great portion of the force of its argument comes from the very ethnographic specificity of the individual contributions and the topical breadth represented by the collection as a whole. In sum, those looking for a ready-made theoretical framework for the study of the material components of ritual and religious practices will be disappointed. Those, however, interested in learning or teaching how to ask better, smarter questions about how religious systems and experiences alike articulate themselves in the world will find a wealth of food for comparative thought. ian lowrie Rice University lyndal roper. The Witch in the Western Imagination. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012. Pp. xii 240. As its title suggests, this collection of insightful essays illuminates the witchfigure as imagined, as represented: as inscribed in print, carved in statuary, engraved, painted, fictionalized. Roper's conversation partners are such historians as Stuart Clark and Charles Zika (she dedicates the book to the latter, her early mentor at the University of Melbourne) who have looked to the witch to reflect upon high-cultural concerns

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Published: May 15, 2014

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