A general theory of magic (The Norton library) - Hardcover
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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Marcel Mauss (1872 - 1950) French anthropologist and sociologist, author of The Gift, and, with Emile Durkheim, Primitive Classification.
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Text: English, French (translation)
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- PublisherNorton
- Publication date1975
- ISBN 10 0393007790
- ISBN 13 9780393007794
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages148
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Book Description 8° (18,5-22,5 cm), Taschenbuch. Marcel Mauss classic study of magic in primitive societies, translated here for the first time into English, draws on Mauss s wide knowlegde of language and culture to present the first broad theory of magic as a social phenomenon. Aus der Privatbibliothek von Prof. Dr. Dr. Kurt Rudolph. Zustand: Einband mit geringfügigen Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten mit wenigen Bleistiftmarkierungen, kleine Fremdsignatur auf dem Vorsatzblatt, ansonsten SEHR GUTER Zustand! 148 Seiten Englisch 154g. Seller Inventory # 173260
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