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Magic: A Very Short Introduction

Magic: A Very Short Introduction

Davies, Owen

Paperback

Series: Very Short Introductions

OccultReligion General

Publisher Price: $12.99

ISBN10: 0199588023
ISBN13: 9780199588022
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Feb 20 2012
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.40 Width: 4.30 Depth: 6.70
Language: 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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