TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davies,Owen
TI  - Magic: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 9780199588022 (pbk.)
AV  - BF1621 .D38 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Magic
KW  - Witchcraft
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -