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Author:

Gosden, Chris, 1955- author.

Title:

Magic : a history: from alchemy to witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the present / Chris Gosden.

Edition:

First American edition.

Publisher:

FarrarStraus and Giroux,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xix, 482 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Magic--History.

Other Titles:

History of magic

Notes:

"Originally published in 2020 by Viking, Great Britain, as The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the present." Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-449) and index.

Contents:

What is magic and why is it important? -- The deep history of magic (c.40,000-6000 BCE) -- The magic of cities: Mesopotamia and Egypt (c.4000 BCE-present) -- Shamanism and magic on the Eurasion Steppe -- Magical traditions in prehistoric Europe (10,000-0 BCE) -- Jewish, Greek and Roman magic (c.1000 BCE-1000 CE) -- The magics of Africa, Australia and the Americas -- Medieval and modern magic in Europe (500- CE-present) -- Modern and future magic.

Summary:

"An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic, the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior, and its resurgence today"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0374200122
9780374200121

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1145900857

LCCN:

2020013393

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