Magical misfortune in Locorotondo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2466499 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony H Galt (University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 735-750 |
| Publication date | 1991-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Ethnologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0496 • E-ISSN: 1548-1425 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ae.1991.18.4.02a00060 |
| OpenAlex | W2010909544 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 18 |
In this article I describe and discuss magical causes of misfortune in the southern Italian town of Locorotondo, interpreting them as one of several possible sets of elaborating symbols that local peasants use to conceptualize and understand misfortune. These causes have various moral implications, and they reflect significant values emerging from local historical experience. [Italy, magic, misfortune, values, peasants, symbolism
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2010 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |