Are Witchcraft Beliefs Irrational?
Title: Are Witchcraft Beliefs Irrational?
Category: /History
Details: Words: 2738 | Pages: 10 (approximately 235 words/page)
Are Witchcraft Beliefs Irrational?
Category: /History
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work. In some ways, asking about the rationality of witchcraft is therefore not very relevant, and instead we should focus on how witchcraft beliefs form part of the culture under study and explain them from within this context.
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