a| 9780415253963

a| eng

a| Mauss, Marcel 4| aut 9| 17516

a| A general theory of magic

a| Oxon b| Routledge c| 1972

a| 183

a| 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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b| ORPH c| ORPH j| ORPH.PHI MAUS a

c| 15570 d| 15570