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Black Magic, White Magic & the Theory of Magic
A General Theory of Magic
- First published1902
- TraditionBlack & White Magic
- Shelf32 books
Mauss's foundational sociological essay (written with Henri Hubert) defining magic by its social position, its agents, acts and representations, and contrasting it with religion. Essential reading for theories of what magic is.
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