BUFFALO, N.Y. – Phillips Stevens Jr., PhD, a University at Buffalo cultural anthropologist, says that while magic and witchcraft are both thoroughly researched topics across various academic ...

Books Received Published: 23 November 1946 Witchcraft and Black Magic JOHN L. MYRES Nature 158, 726–727 (1946) Cite this article ...

Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande By Dr. E. E. Evans-Pritchard. Pp. xxx + 558 + 34 plates. ... and he knows perfectly well that though his book is entirely concerned with witches, ...

But anyone who reads these types of books knows they could seriously use a spark of Black Girl Magic, especially since African witchcraft and voodoo are at the root of many of the stories.

Stevens’ new book, “Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft: Inherently Human,” provides that fresh perspective. His sweeping examination in the recently published book demonstrates how ...