Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present
Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic--the oldest and most neglected strand of human…
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Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present
An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic--the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior and its resurgence todayThree great strands of belief run through human history: Religion is the relationship with one god or many gods, masters of our lives and destinies. And magic is direct human participation in the universe: we have influence on the world around us, and the world has influence on us.Over the last few centuries, magic has developed a bad reputation--thanks to the unsavory tactics of shady practitioners, and to a successful propaganda campaign on the part of religion and science, which denigrated magic as backward, irrational, and "primitive." In Magic, however, the Oxford professor of archaeology Chris Gosden Science distances us from the world, turning us into observers and collectors of knowledge.