Magic: A Very Short Introduction
(Part of the Oxford's Very Short Introductions series Series)
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199588023
ISBN13:9780199588022
Release Date:February 2012
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 4.3" x 6.7"
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