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Brian (Hrsg.) Moeran

Magical Capitalism

Enchantment, Spells, and Occult Practices in Contemporary Economies

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This volume of essays examines the ways in which magical practices are found in different aspects of contemporary capitalist societies. From contract law to science, by way of finance, business, marketing, advertising, cultural production, and the political economy in general, each chapter argues that the kind of magic studied by anthropologists in less developed societies - shamanism, sorcery, enchantment, the occult - is not only alive and well, but flourishing in the midst of so-called 'modernity'. Modern day magicians range from fashion designers and architects to Donald Trump and George Soros. Magical rites take place in the form of poli… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: de Waal Malefyt, Timothy (Hrsg.)
  • ISBN: 978-3-030-08980-1
  • EAN: 9783030089801
  • Produktnummer: 31851321
  • Verlag: Springer Nature EN
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
  • Seitenangabe: 349 S.
  • Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.8 cm 481 g
  • Auflage: Nachdr.
  • Gewicht: 481
  • Sonstiges: Research

Über den Autor


Brian Moeran is an anthropologist who specialises in cultural production and Japan. He has, in his time, been a helicopter pilot in Her Britannic Majesty's Royal Navy, a television comedian in Japan, and the first social scientist appointed to a Chair Professorship in language and literature at a UK university.Timothy de Waal Malefyt is Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing at Gabelli Business School, Fordham University, USA. He is a corporate anthropologist who worked for 15 years in advertising agencies, including BBDO and D'Arcy. He blends consumer insights with anthropological theories, and is a former ballet dancer at the Joffrey. 

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