Some moods and modes of enchantment in the human sciences: on the troublesome dead

This article explores the ways in which the dead trouble the otherwise strong commitment in the human sciences to the centrality of cultural and historical specificities. Focusing on the work of the anthropologist, Katherine Verdery, and the historian, Thomas Laqueur, the article considers how they...

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Main Author: Engelke, Matthew 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 51, Issue: 4, Pages: 551-565
Further subjects:B Katherine Verdery
B Thomas Laqueur
B Secularity
B history of anthropology
B Death Studies
B the corpse
B Enchantment
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