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Physical description: [5], 148p; 23cm. Notes: Translation of 'Théorie de la magie'. Originally published in 'Sociologie et anthropologie'/par Marcel Mauss. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1950. Includes index. Subjects: Magic. Sociology. Psychology. Primitive societies.
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'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
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'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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1st Translated Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages; Physical description. : [5],148 p. ; 23 cm. Subject: magic - sociological perspectives -- magic - sociological perspectives. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 201952
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition in English of Esquisse d'une théorie générale de la magie (1st French ed., 1902). vi, 148 pp. Original cloth. Signature of former owner on flyleaf, else Very Good+, in dust jacket (price-clipped). Marcel Israël Mauss (French: [mos]; 10 May 1872 - 10 February 1950) was a French sociologist and anthropologist known as the "father of French ethnology". The nephew of Émile Durkheim, Mauss, in his academic work, crossed the boundaries between sociology and anthropology. Today, he is perhaps better recognised for his influence on the latter discipline, particularly with respect to his analyses of topics such as magic, sacrifice and gift exchange in different cultures around the world. Mauss had a significant influence upon Claude Lévi-Strauss, the founder of structural anthropology. Seller Inventory # 25417
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