Tourism, Magic and Modernity 9780857452023

Tourism, Magic and Modernity: Cultivating the Human Garden 9780857452023

Drawing from extended fieldwork in La Réunion, in the Indian Ocean, the author suggests an innovative re-reading of diff

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Magic and Modernity: Interfaces of Revelation and Concealment 9781503620056

Magic and Modernity is the first book to explore comparatively how magic—usually portrayed as the antithesis of the mode

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Capitalism Magic Thailand: Modernity with Enchantment 9789814951975

By studying intersections among new cults of wealth, ritually empowered amulets and professional spirit mediumship—which

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Dynamics of Religion in Southeast Asia: Magic and Modernity 9789048516278

The book casts new light on the relation between religion and modernity in Southeast Asia and beyond.

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Consuming Korean Tradition in Early and Late Modernity: Commodification, Tourism, and Performance 9780824860813

Contributors to this volume explore the irony of modern things made in the image of a traditional "us." They d

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The Myth of Disenchantment: Magic, Modernity, and the Birth of the Human Sciences 9780226403533

A great many theorists have argued that the defining feature of modernity is that people no longer believe in spirits, m

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Tourism and Water 9781845415006

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive guide to the current state of knowledge on tourism and water. It is th

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Tourism and Embodiment

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Tourism and Humour 9781845415105

This book is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about humour in all kinds of tourism settings. It discusses the m

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Tourism and Violence 9781472402530

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