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The living history anthology, perspectives from ALHFAM
witchcraft is a persistent doubt, rather than a belief system. These theories are a far cry from conscious decision and coherent faith. And it is not clear if Waters’ characterization of witchcraft as a willed belief system fits very well with the material he himself presents. When discussing the Scottish slander trial from 1862, for instance, he highlights the mixed, ambiguous, agnostic, and changeable attitudes towards witchcraft among the population (80–3). A similar point could be made about his discussion of the paradoxical scepticism of the unwitcher Alexander Henderson (103). It must be said that debates over chronology, causation, and how belief is conceptualized are perhaps inevitable in any book of this methodological, chronological, and geographical ambition, especially one dealing with the ever-contentious topic of harmful magic. As Waters reminds readers, witchcraft remains a matter of life and death today, and readers will find this book a provocative and entertaining read, whether they share his conception of witchcraft belief and its decline or not.
期刊介绍:
Folk Life: Journal of Ethnological Studies is a journal devoted to the study of all aspects of traditional ways of life in Great Britain and Ireland. The journal publishes original, high quality, peer-reviewed research in the form of unsolicited articles, solicited papers (which are usually selected from those read at the Society"s annual conference) and of members" papers (which are usually short reports of work in progress). Work published in Folk Life may include, for example, papers dealing with the traditional ways of life of other countries and regions, which may be compared to or contrasted with those of Great Britain and Ireland.