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Basing himself in the Indian city of Banaras where magic is a familiar part of everyday life, Glucklich reviews the major theories that have explained (or explained away) magic, and offers a new approach towards defining and understanding magic.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glucklich, Ariel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Magic > India.
Superstition > India.
Superstition.
Magic.
Superstitions
Magic
Superstitions > Inde.
Superstitions.
Magie.
illusion (performing art)
magic (occult science)
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Magick Studies.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Witchcraft & Wicca.
Superstition
India
Aberglaube
Magie
Indien
Magie > Inde.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Basing himself in the Indian city of Banaras where magic is a familiar part of everyday life, Glucklich reviews the major theories that have explained (or explained away) magic, and offers a new approach towards defining and understanding magic.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 253 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-244) and index.
ISBN:1423759389
9781423759386
1280453079
9781280453076