A General Theory of MagicPsychology Press, 2001 - 183 Seiten 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. |
Inhalt
SOURCES AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 14 |
A DEFINITION OF MAGIC | 22 |
THE ELEMENTS OF MAGIC | 31 |
2 THE ACTIONS | 55 |
3 REPRESENTATIONS | 75 |
4 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS | 106 |
AN ANALYSIS AND EXPLANATION OF MAGIC | 112 |
1 BELIEF | 113 |
2 AN ANALYSIS OF IDEOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RITUAL | 120 |
3 MANA | 133 |
4 COLLECTIVE STATES AND COLLECTIVE FORCES | 150 |
CONCLUSION | 174 |
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