The anthropology of magic / Susan Greenwood.
"Magic is arguably the least understood subject in anthropology today. Exotic and fascinating, it offers us a glimpse into another world but it also threatens to undermine the foundations of anthropology due to its supposed irrational and non-scientific nature. Magic has thus often been 'e...
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Oxford ; New York :
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2009.
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The anthropology of magic / |c Susan Greenwood. |
| 250 | |a English ed. | ||
| 260 | |a Oxford ; |a New York : |b Berg, |c 2009. | ||
| 300 | |a 163 p. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Mystical mentality -- Participation: a key to understanding magic -- Magical connections and associations -- Magical consciousness -- A mythological language of magic -- Webs of beliefs -- Magic in everyday life -- The nature of reality -- "Not only, but also": a new attitude toward science. | |
| 520 | |a "Magic is arguably the least understood subject in anthropology today. Exotic and fascinating, it offers us a glimpse into another world but it also threatens to undermine the foundations of anthropology due to its supposed irrational and non-scientific nature. Magic has thus often been 'explained away' by social or psychological reduction. The Anthropology of Magic redresses the balance and brings magic, as an aspect of consciousness, into focus through the use of classic texts and cutting-edge research. Suitable for student and scholar alike, The Anthropology of Magic updates a classical anthropological debate concerning the nature of human experience. A key theme is that human beings everywhere have the potential for magical consciousness. Taking a new approach to some perennial topics in anthropology--such as shamanism, mythology, witchcraft, and healing--the book raises crucial theoretical and methodological issues to provide the reader with an engaging and critical understanding of the dynamics of magic"--Provided by publisher. | ||
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