Magic in Popular Narratives

By Jan Kajfosz and Kajfosz

The book deals with manifestations and relics of magical thinking in narrative folklore of Cieszyn Silesia (Teschen Silesia, T s nsk Slezsko). The author focuses on the cognitive dimension of socially shared narratives and demonstrates how they re-produce the magical picture of the world. He redefines the cognitivist concept of categorization.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631840357
• ISBN13: 9783631840351
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"