Between the Living and the Dead: A Perspective on Witches and Seers in the Early Modern Age - Softcover

Pocs, Eva; Pocs, E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 963911619X ISBN 13: 9789639116191

Publisher: Central European University Pr, 1998

Synopsis

The author, one of the most highly respected scholars of historical anthropology, has undertaken extensive research on folk beliefs related to communication with the supernatural sphere. In this book, she examines the systems of such communication known by early modern Hungarians, and the role these systems played in the everyday life of the village. New types of mediators are identified such as "the neighborhood witch," the healing witch, and the demons seen in dreams.
Representing a major contribution to the most up-to-date international research, Eva Pocs draws on significant East European material and literature not previously coordinated with that from the West. In so doing, she makes a valuable contribution to a subject that has recently attracted the attention of several leading scholars.

About this title

About the Author:

Eva Pocs is Associate Professor at Janus Pannonius University, Pecs, Hungary.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Hungarian

About this edition

• Publisher: Central European University Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 963911619X
• ISBN 13: 9789639116191
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 186