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A General Theory of Magic
Marcel Mauss
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Description for A General Theory of Magic
Paperback. Offers a fascinating snapshot of magic throughout various cultures as well as deep sociological and religious insights still very much relevant today. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
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 ... Read more
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Weight
219g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415253963
SKU
V9780415253963
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About Marcel Mauss
Marcel Mauss (1872 - 1950) French anthropologist and sociologist, author of The Gift, and, with Emile Durkheim, Primitive Classification.
Reviews for A General Theory of Magic
'It is enough to recall that Mauss' influence is not limited to ethnographers, none of whom could claim to have escaped it, but extends also to linguists, psychologists, historians or religion and orientalists.' - Claude Lévi-Strauss 'Marcel Mauss, Emile Durkheim's nephew and most distinguished pupil, was a man of unusual ability and learning, and also of integrity and ... Read more