A General Theory of Magic - Routledge Classics

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.

ISBN:	9780415253963
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Published date:	18 May 2001
DEWEY:	306.4
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	183
Weight:	214g
Height:	199mm
Width:	128mm
Spine width:	11mm

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