Magic : a very short introduction /
Davies, Owen, 1969-
Magic : a very short introduction / Owen Davies - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 135 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 299 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-130) and index.
Introduction; 1. Anthropologies of magic; 2. Historical perspectives; 3. All in the mind?; 4. Writing magic; 5. Practising magic; 6. Magic and the modern world; Conclusion.
A wide-ranging overview of how magic has been defined, understood and practiced over the millennia introduces it in today's world as a real force that helps people overcome misfortune, poverty and illness.
9780199588022 (pbk.) 0199588023 (pbk.)
Magic.
Witchcraft.
BF1621 / .D38 2012
Magic : a very short introduction / Owen Davies - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 135 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 299 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-130) and index.
Introduction; 1. Anthropologies of magic; 2. Historical perspectives; 3. All in the mind?; 4. Writing magic; 5. Practising magic; 6. Magic and the modern world; Conclusion.
A wide-ranging overview of how magic has been defined, understood and practiced over the millennia introduces it in today's world as a real force that helps people overcome misfortune, poverty and illness.
9780199588022 (pbk.) 0199588023 (pbk.)
Magic.
Witchcraft.
BF1621 / .D38 2012