magia
Privatizzazione-personalizzazione della magia. Il Terziario esoterico italiano come commercializzazione del sacro
consumerism, consumismo, lavoratori dell’occulto, magia, magic, occult workers, personalization, personalizzazione, privatization, privatizzazioneBy: GABRIELE BUX – Italy is a country where the interest in the occult and magic is both culturally rooted and commercially widespread. This article highlights the main dynamics of esoteric market focusing on so-called occult workers or esoteric professionals. We will argue that 1) esoteric pratices are used by individuals as tools to control…
Logos e magia. La forza della parola nei rituali magici
By: ALESSANDRA ROMEO – The magic rites are divided into oral (spells) and manual (sympathetic rites or symbolic rites, sacrificial rites, healing rites, purification rites), complementary to each other. These rites present a recitative part, λόγος, with formulas and spells, and an operational part, πρᾶξις, with particular gestures, tools and substances. In both cases the word…
Mάγος καὶ Mαγεία. La magia nella tradizione letteraria greca
caratteristiche mago, classical Greek literature, Grecia, Greece, letteratura greca classica, mageia, magia, magic, magician, magician characteristics, mago, magosBy: ALESSANDRA ROMEO – The study of the historical context, the religion and the literary sources is a fundamental approach to define and interpret the figure of the magician in the Greek world. In the aftermath of the wars between Greece and Persia, Greek culture was strongly influenced by Persian culture, but a strong feeling…
Ebola e magia. Rappresentazioni sociali della febbre emorragica in Africa
By: STEFANO GALEAZZI – While the disease forces to rethink both the individual and the community, it also involves identity theories and practices to contrast it. Yet, some diseases such as the outbreaks of Ebola in Africa can destroy everyday social codes and prevent treatment. This article highlights the relations between Ebola and magic /…