Magic : a very short introduction / Owen Davies

By:

Davies, Owen, 1969-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 299Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: 135 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:

9780199588022 (pbk.)
0199588023 (pbk.)

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LOC 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.