A General Theory of Magic (Routledge Classics) - Hardcover

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Mauss, Marcel

 
9780415255509: A General Theory of Magic (Routledge Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0415255503 ISBN 13: 9780415255509
Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Marcel Mauss (1872 - 1950) French anthropologist and sociologist, author of The Gift, and, with Emile Durkheim, Primitive Classification.

From the Back Cover

'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 Livi-Strauss

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 Livi-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.

Marcel Mauss (1872 - 1950). French anthropologist and sociologist, author of 'The Gift', and, with Emile Durkheim, 'Primitive Classification'.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415255503
ISBN 13 
9780415255509
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
192

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