Magic in the Modern World : Strategies of Repression and Legitimization [1 ed.] 9780271079899, 9780271077772

Magic in the Modern World: Strategies of Repression and Legitimization 9780271079899

This collection of essays considers the place of magic in the modern world, first by exploring the ways in which moderni

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Legitimization in World Society 9781317105787, 9781409440888, 2012016622

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The Mirror of Magic: A History of Magic in the Western World 9781620557907, 1620557908

A collector’s edition of the classic, illustrated, and comprehensive history of magic and the occult • Written by reno

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Magic and Masculinity: Ritual Magic and Gender in the Early Modern Era 9780755621439, 9781780765594

In early modern England, the practice of ritual or ceremonial magic - the attempted communication with angels and demons

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Early Mormonism and the Magic World View

In this ground-breaking book, D. Michael Quinn masterfully reconstructs an earlier age, finding ample evidence for folk

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Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World) 9004116761, 9789004116764

This volume contains a series of provocative essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient wo

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Progressive Justice in an Age of Repression: Strategies for Challenging the Rise of the Right 9780815374497, 9780815374503, 9781351242059

Progressive Justice in an Age of Repression provides a much-needed engagement with questions of justice and reform withi

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Witchcraft and Welfare: Spiritual Capital and the Business of Magic in Modern Puerto Rico 9780292797833

Persecuted as evil during colonial times, considered charlatans during the nation-building era, Puerto Rican brujos (wit

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Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe 1108441653, 9781108441650

From the recovery of ancient ritual magic at the height of the Renaissance to the ignominious demise of alchemy at the d

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Dojo: Magic and Exorcism in Modern Japan 9781503621268

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