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" The end of magic / "
Ariel Glucklich.
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BL
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985370
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b739740
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Glucklich, Ariel.
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The end of magic /\ Ariel Glucklich.
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1997.
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1 online resource (viii, 253 pages)
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1280453079
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: 1423759389
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: 9781280453076
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: 9781423759386
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0195108795
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0195108809
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9780195108798
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-244) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Magic-- India.
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Superstition-- India.
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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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India.
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133.4/3/01
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BF1622.I5G58 1997eb
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