A General Theory of Magic
Mauss, Marcel/ Brain, Robert (Translator)
Language: English
Published by Routledge, 2001
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- Title
- A General Theory of Magic
- Author
- Mauss, Marcel/ Brain, Robert (Translator)
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0415253969
- ISBN 13
- 9780415253963
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 0.23 kilograms
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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About the Author
Marcel Mauss (1872 - 1950) French anthropologist and sociologist, author of The Gift, and, with Emile Durkheim, Primitive Classification.
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