{"product_id":"between-the-living-and-the-dead-a-perspective-on-seers-and-witches-in-early-modern-age-hardcover-2","title":"Between the Living and the Dead: A Perspective on Seers and Witches in Early Modern Age - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eÉva Pócs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eÉva Pócs, one of the most highly respected scholars of historical anthropology, has undertaken extensive research on the history of folk beliefs connected with communication and the supernatural sphere. In this book, she examines the relics of European shamanism in early modern sources, and the techniques and belief-systems of mediators found in the records of witchcraft trials from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. The book explores the various communication systems known to early modern Hungarians, describes the role of these systems in everyday village life, and shows how they were connected to contemporary European systems, as well as new types of mediators and systems which function right up to the twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRepresenting a major contribution to the most up-to-date international research, Eva Pócs draws on significant East European material and literature not previously co-ordinated with that from the West.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eÉva Pócs is Professor emeritus at the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Pécs, Hungary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.42 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45771866603717,"sku":"9789639116184","price":136.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/FmGSRZHQIT9789639116184_f8fba43e-7b17-4e3f-950f-9c0733ed073d.webp?v=1770487534","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/between-the-living-and-the-dead-a-perspective-on-seers-and-witches-in-early-modern-age-hardcover-2","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}