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Magic : a very short introduction / Owen Davies.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davies, Owen, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 299.
- Very short introductions ; 299
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Magic.
- Magic--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (135 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- Magic continues to be an enduring topic of fascination, managing to pervade the popular imagination. In this book, Owen Davies explores the definitions and practice of magic over the millennia; highlighting the controversy, conflict, and debate it has caused.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-162387-3
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