The spider dance : tradition, time, and healing in southern Italy /
Based on ethnographic research among contemporary Pagan communities in southern Italy (Salento, Apulia), The Spider Dance challenges (uni)linear ideas and experiences of time and temporality by showing the interconnectedness of alternative historicities, healing and placemaking among persons engaged...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK ; Bristol, Connecticut :
Equinox Publishing Ltd.,
2024.
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| Series: | Contemporary and historical paganism.
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| Summary: | Based on ethnographic research among contemporary Pagan communities in southern Italy (Salento, Apulia), The Spider Dance challenges (uni)linear ideas and experiences of time and temporality by showing the interconnectedness of alternative historicities, healing and placemaking among persons engaged in reviving, continuing or recreating traditional Pagan practices. The relevance of The Spider Dance is not limited to a description of particular Pagan groups and practices. It also makes some key practical and theoretical contributions to the anthropological study of magic, of contemporary religions, of "historicities" and to scholarly debates around complementary medicine and "well-being," in Italy and abroad. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [250]-277) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781800505124 1800505124 9781800505131 1800505132 |