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- catalog abstract ""A key theme in the anthropology of beliefs is the relationship between socio-economic change and changes in the belief system. It has been widely argued that rapid economic change, particularly the introduction of capitalism, leads to an increase in beliefs in, and representations of, evil and the devil. These beliefs, it is argued, constitute forms of resistance to, or rejection of, "modernity." This volume builds on these arguments, suggesting that, rather than an indigenous resistance to capitalism, such representations signal a profound moral ambivalence towards the socio-economic process inherent in capitalist economy. Using a range of examples, from Surinamese zombies to American horror films, it demonstrates the extent to which evil imagery is linked to a fear of excess, particularly in situations where people find themselves, or perceive themselves, to be peripheral to the centers of political, economic, and cultural power."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12092026.
- catalog contributor b12092027.
- catalog contributor b12092028.
- catalog contributor b12092029.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""A key theme in the anthropology of beliefs is the relationship between socio-economic change and changes in the belief system. It has been widely argued that rapid economic change, particularly the introduction of capitalism, leads to an increase in beliefs in, and representations of, evil and the devil. These beliefs, it is argued, constitute forms of resistance to, or rejection of, "modernity." This volume builds on these arguments, suggesting that, rather than an indigenous resistance to capitalism, such representations signal a profound moral ambivalence towards the socio-economic process inherent in capitalist economy.".
- catalog description "Dangerous creatures and the enchantment of modern life -- Witchcraft and new forms of wealth: regional variations in south and West Cameroon -- The Devil, santanism and the evil eye in contemporary Malta -- 'You Devil, go away from me!' Pentecostalist African Christianity and the powers of good and evil -- Modernity, crisis and the rise of charismatic Catholicism in the Maltese Islands -- Good, evil and godhood: Mormon morality in the material world -- The state and the empire of evil -- The iconography of evil in Maltese art.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Using a range of examples, from Surinamese zombies to American horror films, it demonstrates the extent to which evil imagery is linked to a fear of excess, particularly in situations where people find themselves, or perceive themselves, to be peripheral to the centers of political, economic, and cultural power."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "vii, 256 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Powers of good and evil.".
- catalog identifier "1571819924".
- catalog isFormatOf "Powers of good and evil.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Berghahn Books,".
- catalog relation "Powers of good and evil.".
- catalog subject "306.4 21".
- catalog subject "Belief and doubt Congresses.".
- catalog subject "Belief and doubt.".
- catalog subject "Ethnophilosophy Congresses.".
- catalog subject "Ethnophilosophy.".
- catalog subject "GN468 .P68 2000".
- catalog subject "Good and evil Congresses.".
- catalog subject "Good and evil.".
- catalog subject "Philosophical anthropology Congresses.".
- catalog subject "Philosophical anthropology.".
- catalog subject "Social change Congresses.".
- catalog subject "Social change.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Dangerous creatures and the enchantment of modern life -- Witchcraft and new forms of wealth: regional variations in south and West Cameroon -- The Devil, santanism and the evil eye in contemporary Malta -- 'You Devil, go away from me!' Pentecostalist African Christianity and the powers of good and evil -- Modernity, crisis and the rise of charismatic Catholicism in the Maltese Islands -- Good, evil and godhood: Mormon morality in the material world -- The state and the empire of evil -- The iconography of evil in Maltese art.".
- catalog title "Powers of good and evil : moralities, commodities and popular belief / edited by Paul Clough and Jon P. Mitchell.".
- catalog type "text".