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A General Theory of Magic
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A General Theory of Magic

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First written by Marcel Mauss and Henri Humbert in 1902, A General Theory of Magic gained a wide new readership when republished by Mauss in 1950. As a study of magic in 'primitive' societies and its survival today in our thoughts and social actions, it represents what Claude L vi-Strauss called, in an introduction to that edition, the astonishing modernity of the mind of one of the century's greatest thinkers. The book offers a fascinating snapshot of magic throughout various cultures as well as deep sociological and religious insights still very much relevant today. At a period when art, magic and science appear to be crossing paths once again, A General Theory of Magic presents itself as a classic for our times.
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Additional ISBN/GTIN9781134522231
Product TypeE-book
BindingE-book
FormatEPUB
Format noteDRM Adobe
Publishing date05/07/2005
Edition2. Auflage
SeriesRoutledge Classics
LanguageEnglish
File size657 Kbytes
Article no.7003175
CatalogsVC
Data source no.916479
Product groupBU752
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