A general theory of magic / Marcel Mauss.
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TextSeries: Routledge classicsPublication details: London : Routledge, 2001.Description: 183 pISBN: - 0415253969 (pbk.)
- 9780415253963 (pbk.)
- 540.112 MAU
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 540.112 MAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 30/06/2020 | 39002100452540 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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¿-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.
Originally published: London : Routledge and K. Paul, 1972.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword (p. 1)
- Prologue (p. 9)
- 1 Sources and Historical Background (p. 14)
- 2 A Definition of Magic (p. 22)
- 3 The Elements of Magic (p. 31)
- 4 An Analysis and Explanation of Magic (p. 112)
- 5 Conclusion (p. 174)
- Index (p. 179)