A general theory of magic / by Marcel Mauss ; translated from the French by Robert Brain. This item is unavailable.
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Language: English
Published by London : Routledge and K. Paul, 1972
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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.
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- Title
- A general theory of magic / by Marcel Mauss ; translated from the French by Robert Brain
- Author
- Mauss, Marcel (1858-1917)
- Publisher
- London : Routledge and K. Paul
- Publication year
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0710073380
- ISBN 13
- 9780710073389
- Edition
- 1st Translated Edition.
- Item weight
- 1 kilogram
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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Review
'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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