Magic : a history : from alchemy to witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the present / Chris Gosden.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374200121 hardcover
- ISBN: 0374200122 hardcover
- Physical Description: xix, 482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [437]-449) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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 (4000 -1000 BCE) -- Chinese magic: deep participation (c. 20,000 BCE-present) -- Shamanism and magic on the Eurasian Steppe (c. 4000 BCE-present) -- 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 -- Timeline: Global history of magic. |
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Subject: | Magic > History. |
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | 133.4309 G676m 2020 (Text) | 33126024486569 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | 133.4309 G676m 2020 (Text) | 33126024486577 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/01/2024 |