Magic : a very short introduction / Owen Davies
Material type: TextSeries: 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:
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.
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.
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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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