Theory Of Magic
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A General Theory Of Magic
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Author : Marcel Mauss
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-07-05
A General Theory Of Magic written by Marcel Mauss and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-05 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
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.
Our Magic
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Author : NEVIL. MASKELYNE
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Our Magic written by NEVIL. MASKELYNE and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
A Cognitive Theory Of Magic
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Author : Jesper Sørensen
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2007
A Cognitive Theory Of Magic written by Jesper Sørensen and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Magic is a universal phenomenon. Everywhere we look people perform ritual actions in which desirable qualities are transferred by means of physical contact and objects or persons are manipulated by things of their likeness. In this book S rensen embraces a cognitive perspective in order to investigate this long-established but controversial topic. Following a critique of the traditional approaches to magic, and basing his claims on classical ethnographic cases, the author explains magic's universality by examining a number of recurrent cognitive processes underlying its different manifestations. He focuses on how power is infused into the ritual practice; how representations of contagion and similarity can be used to connect otherwise distinct objects in order to manipulate one by the other; and how the performance of ritual prompts representations of magical actions as effective. Bringing these features together, the author proposes a cognitive theory of how people can represent magical rituals as purposeful actions and how ritual actions are integrated into more complex representations of events. This explanation, in turn, yields new insights into the constitutive role of magic in the formation of institutionalised religious ritual.
Our Magic
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Author : Nevil Maskelyne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911
Our Magic written by Nevil Maskelyne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with Magic tricks categories.
Magic In Theory
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Author : Peter Lamont
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Release Date : 2005
Magic In Theory written by Peter Lamont and has been published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Games & Activities categories.
A useful manual for any magician or curious spectator who wonders why the tricks seem so real, this guide examines the psychological aspects of a magician’s work. Exploring the ways in which human psychology plays into the methods of conjuring rather than focusing on the individual tricks alone, this explanation of the general principles of magic includes chapters on the use of misdirection, sleight of hand, and reconstruction, provides a better understanding of this ancient art, and offers a section on psychics that warns of their deceptive magic skills.
Our Magic
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Author : Nevil Maskelyne
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-17
Our Magic written by Nevil Maskelyne and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-17 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Excerpt from Our Magic: The Art in Magic, the Theory of Magic, the Practice of Magic We do not, for a moment, suggest that what we have written herein represents the last word to be said concerning magic. \on the contrary, we are well aware that our book is but the commencement of a new departure which, We hope, may lead to the full elucidation of our subject, in every particular. The ramifications and extensions of knowledge con nected with magic are so vast in their scope that no single treatise can possibly include all' that a skilled magician ought to know. Consequently, we can claim no more than the production of a book which, in our opinion, serves to indicate, rather than to ex haust, the manifold topics associated with the art, science and practice of magic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Theory Of Magic
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Author : Patricia Rice
language : en
Publisher: Book View Cafe
Release Date : 2016-07-26
Theory Of Magic written by Patricia Rice and has been published by Book View Cafe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with Fiction categories.
Scorned by suitors for her statuesque size, Harriet Stansbury bolts when her abusive stepfather begins negotiating with impecunious aristocrats to sell her for her dowry. When opportunity offers, she daringly takes a position in an eccentric household until she can claim her fortune.Once a dashing rakehell, Duncan Ives, Marquess of Ashford lost his eyesight in a murderous assault. Abandoned by his fiancee, unable to ride the vast fields of his estate, he vents his frustration on political reform. On impulse, he hires the intriguing smoky-voiced Harriet even though he knows she's lying--like him--with almost every word she speaks. At first Harriet is a godsend, oddly anticipating what he needs and abating his worst rages. But when her stepfather accuses Duncan of ruining her, the scandal threatens everything he's salvaged from the wreckage of his life. For the sake of his country, Duncan agrees to marriage. With her secret gift of empathy, Harriet isn't so certain. She's falling in love with the impossible marquess, but dare she risk her wounded heart for a man who can't love her? And can Duncan learn to trust a woman whose voluptuous curves paralyze his good sense, but who is far more than she seems?
Our Magic The Art And Theory Of Magic
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Top Hat Publishing
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Our Magic The Art And Theory Of Magic written by and has been published by Top Hat Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Magic
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Author : Ernesto De Martino
language : en
Publisher: Hau
Release Date : 2015
Magic written by Ernesto De Martino and has been published by Hau this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Basilicata (Italy) categories.
Though his work was little known outside Italian intellectual circles for most of the twentieth century, anthropologist and historian of religions Ernesto de Martino is now recognized as one of the most original thinkers in the field. This book is testament to de Martino's innovation and engagement with Hegelian historicism and phenomenology--a work of ethnographic theory way ahead of its time. This new translation of Sud e Magia, his 1959 study of ceremonial magic and witchcraft in southern Italy, shows how De Martino is not interested in the question of whether magic is rational or irrational but rather in why it came to be perceived as a problem of knowledge in the first place. Setting his exploration within his wider, pathbreaking theorization of ritual, as well as in the context of his politically sensitive analysis of the global south's historical encounters with Western science, he presents the development of magic and ritual in Enlightenment Naples as a paradigmatic example of the complex dynamics between dominant and subaltern cultures. Far ahead of its time, Magic is still relevant as anthropologists continue to wrestle with modernity's relationship with magical thinking.
Game Magic
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Author : Jeff Howard
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-04-22
Game Magic written by Jeff Howard and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-22 with Computers categories.
Make More Immersive and Engaging Magic Systems in GamesGame Magic: A Designer's Guide to Magic Systems in Theory and Practice explains how to construct magic systems and presents a compendium of arcane lore, encompassing the theory, history, and structure of magic systems in games and human belief. The author combines rigorous scholarly analysis wi