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Magic : a very short introduction / Owen Davies

By: Davies, Owen, 1969-Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 299Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. Description: 135 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN: 9780199588022 (pbk.); 0199588023 (pbk.)Subject(s): Magic | WitchcraftLOC classification: BF1621 | .D38 2012
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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