A general theory of magic
- Type:
- boek
- Titel:
- A general theory of magic
- Jaar:
- 1972
- Taal:
- Onbepaald
- Uitgever:
- Oxon Routledge 1972
- Plaatsnummer:
- ORPH.PHI MAUS a (Orpheus Instituut)
- ISBN:
- 9780415253963
- Paginering:
- 183
- Samenvatting:
- 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 Lévi-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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- https://cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000015570
