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The History of Magic

The History of Magic

From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present

By Chris Gosden

Paperback | ISBN 9780241979662

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A unique history of the forgotten, oldest strand of human history, and its resurgence today

Three great strands of practice and belief run through human history - science, religion and magic. Over the last few centuries, magic - the idea that we have a connection with the universe, and that the universe responds to us - has developed a bad reputation. But it is still with us, as it has been for millennia, as Professor Chris Gosden shows in this extraordinarily bold and unprecedented history.

As Gosden argues, magic preceded religion and science. It has been with us from the curses and charms of ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish magic, to the shamanistic traditions of Eurasia, indigenous America and Africa, the alchemy of the Renaissance, colonial dismissals of magic as backwards, and quantum physics today - where magic and science converge. Drawing on his decades of research around the world, and with incredible breadth and authority, this timely history of human thought across thousands of years rightly shows the role that magic has played in shaping civilization.

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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780241979662
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages: 512
Width (mm): 129
Height (mm): 198
Depth (mm): 31

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