Name: magic: a very short introduction (in English)
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Author: Davies, Owen
ISBN: 9780199588022

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Physical Book

Author

Owen Davies

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

17.0 x 10.9 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.11 kg.

ISBN

0199588023

ISBN13

9780199588022

Synopsis "magic: a very short introduction (in English)"

Magic is a much-used term with a complex and controversial history. As a concept and a practice, it has attracted the attention of theologians, anthropologists, psychologists, sociologists, artists, and historians over the centuries. This Very Short Introduction explains why. Magic has been defined in terms of the false religions of others, as an evolutionary stage in human thought, a universal state of mind, and a liberating expression of the imagination. For hundreds of millions of people today, no matter their religious persuasion, magic is a real force that helps them to overcome misfortune, poverty, and illness. Indeed, with magic as relevant today as it ever was, it raises questions about the meaning of human progress.

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