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Gosden, Chris, 1955-
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Magic -- History.
Alchemy -- History.
Witchcraft -- History.
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Gosden, Chris, 1955-
Magic -- History.
Alchemy -- History.
Witchcraft -- History.
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The
history
of
magic
: from
alchemy
to
witchcraft
, from the
Ice
Age
to the
present
/ Chris Gosden.
by
Gosden, Chris, 1955-
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2020.
Call #:
133.4309 G676h
Subjects
Magic
--
History
.
Alchemy
--
History
.
Witchcraft
--
History
.
ISBN:
9780241294819 (hc)
Description:
xix, 482 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Three great strands of practice and belief run through human
history
. In religion, the primary human relationship is with one god or many gods. Science distances people from the world.
Magic
is human beings participating in the universe directly, and the universe influencing and shaping us.
Magic
preceded religion and science. And many people believe in
magic
: we might swear at the printer or believe that the mind of a patient influences recovery. But over the last few centuries,
magic
has developed a bad reputation. Professor Chris Gosden restores it to its place in the
history
of the world, exploring its positive qualities and asking what it can offer the world today. 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 backward, and quantum physics today, his colourful
history
provides the missing part of the story of civilisation. Drawing on decades of research around the world, with incredible breadth and authority, and stunning detail -- from the first known horoscope, through the statue ordered into exile, to the power of tattoos -- Gosden shows what
magic
can offer and how we might use it to rethink our relationship with the world."--Publisher.
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133.4309 G676h
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