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A general theory of magic

Author: Marcel Mauss; Robert Brain; David Francis Pocock
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
Series: Routledge classics.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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 Le;vi-Strauss called, in an introduction to that edition, the astonishing modernity of the mind of one of the century's greatest thinkers.  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Marcel Mauss; Robert Brain; David Francis Pocock
ISBN: 0415255503 9780415255509 0415253969 9780415253963 9780203996140 0203996143
OCLC Number: 46651064
Language Note: Translated from the French.
Notes: Originally published: London : Routledge and K. Paul, 1972.
Description: vi, 183 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: 1. Sources and Historical Background ---
2. A Definition of Magic ---
3. The Elements of Magic ---
4. An Analysis and Explanation of Magic ---
Conclusion.
Series Title: Routledge classics.
Responsibility: Marcel Mauss ; translated by Robert Brain with a foreword by D.F. Pocock.
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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 Le;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." -- Back cover.

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