| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 253 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: What Is Magic? -- Part One: Theories of Magic -- 1. Magic Explained Away -- 2. The Strange Case of Alfred Wallace -- 3. The Association of Ideas: Bringing People Together -- 4. From Magic to Social Function -- 5. Psychological and Symbolical Theories of Magic -- 6. New Science, Old Magic -- Part Two: The Nature of Magic -- 7. Concentric Rings of Healing -- 8. The Magical Experience -- 9. Philosophical Issues -- 10. Systems, Mind, and Magic -- Part Three: Magic in Banaras -- 11. The Insider's View -- 12. Miraculous Powers and False Advertising -- 13. Ghosts and People with No Boundaries -- 14. Animal Magic -- 15. The Tools of Magic -- 16. The End of Magic |
| Summary |
Basing himself in the Indian city of Banaras where magic is a familiar part of everyday life, Glucklich reviews the major theories that have explained (or explained away) magic, and offers a new approach towards defining and understanding magic |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-244) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Magic -- India
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Superstition -- India
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Superstition.
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Magic.
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Superstitions
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Magic
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illusion (performing art)
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Magick Studies.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Witchcraft & Wicca.
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Magic.
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Superstition.
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Aberglaube
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Magie
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Magie.
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Magie -- Inde.
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Superstitions -- Inde.
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India.
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Indien
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423759389 |
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9781423759386 |
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1280453079 |
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9781280453076 |
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