The History of Magic  -  Chris Gosden

From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present

KORTE INHOUD

Three great strands of practice and belief run through human history: science, religion and magic. But magic - the idea that we have a connection with the universe - has developed a bad reputation.

It has been with us for millennia - from the curses and charms of ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish magic, to the shamanistic traditions of Eurasia, indigenous America and Africa, and even quantum physics today. Even today seventy-five per cent of the Western world holds some belief in magic, whether snapping wishbo...
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2021 Uitgever: Penguin 512 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0241979668 ISBN-13: 9780241979662