by Julio Caro Baroja · Taurus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788430611157
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«De la superstición al ateísmo» is the anthropological essay by Julio Caro Baroja, published by Taurus in paperback (290 pages, in Spanish).
Julio Caro Baroja approaches, from anthropology and history, the evolution of human thought around religion: he analyzes magical mentality, myths and superstitious beliefs, and traces in Spain the transition towards atheism and unbelief. The work reflects on how human attitudes towards the sacred change.
The work bears the subtitle «Meditaciones antropológicas» and was published in the Ensayistas collection, no. 115, in 1974.
For readers interested in anthropology, history of religions and the evolution of Spanish thought.
Julio Caro Baroja was a Spanish anthropologist, historian, linguist and essayist. He was known for his special interest in Basque culture, Basque history and Basque society. Of Basque ancestry, he was the nephew of the renowned writer Pio Baroja and his brother, painter, writer and engraver Ricardo Baroja. He is buried in the family plot of the cemetery of Bera, Navarre, near their home, Itzea.
