The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present
Autor Chris Gosdenen Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 mai 2021
Aremarkable,unprecedented account of the role of magic in cultures both ancient and modern -- from the first known horoscope to the power of tattoos.
'Fascinating, original, excellent' Simon Sebag Montefiore
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Three great strands of practice and belief run through human history: science, religion and magic. But magic - the idea that we have a connection with the universe - has developed a bad reputation.
It has been with us for millennia - from the curses and charms of ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish magic, to the shamanistic traditions of Eurasia, indigenous America and Africa, and even quantum physics today. Even today seventy-five per cent of the Western world holds some belief in magic, whether snapping wishbones, buying lottery tickets or giving names to inanimate objects.
Drawing on his decades of research, with incredible breadth and authority, Professor Chris Gosden provides a timely history of human thought and the role it has played in shaping civilization, and how we might use magic to rethink our understanding of the world.
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'This isan extraordinary work of learning, written with an exhilarating lightness of touch . . .It is essential reading.'Francis Pryor, author ofBritain BC, Britain ADandThe Fens
'Without an unfascinating page'Scotsman
'Chris Gosden showshow magic explores the connections between human beings and the universein ways different from religion or science, yet deserving of respect'Professor John Barton, author ofA History of The Bible
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241979662
ISBN-10: 0241979668
Pagini: 512
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241979668
Pagini: 512
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Chris
Gosdenis
Professor
of
European
Archaeology
at
the
University
of
Oxford.
Previously
he
was
a
curator
and
lecturer
at
the
Pitt
Rivers
Museum,
Oxford,
where
he
encountered
many
magical
objects,
displayed
in
a
scientific
manner.
Chris
is
a
fellow
of
the
British
Academy
and
the
Society
of
Antiquaries,
as
well
as
a
trustee
of
the
Art
Fund,
the
British
Museum
and
chair
of
trustees
for
Oxford
Archaeology.
He
has
written
or
edited
eighteen
academic
books.
This
is
his
first
trade
book.
Recenzii
With
his
own
magic
touch,
Chris
Gosden
brilliantly
reveals
the
place
of
magic
in
human
societies
from
the
Ice
Age
to
the
present
day
in
all
inhabited
continents,
and
shows
how
the
exercise
of
magic
was
an
everyday
practice
that
joined
the
world
of
the
dead
to
that
of
the
living
Fascinating, original and excellent, written with both narrative flair and deep scholarship, this is a world history, from the steppes of Mongolia to the palaces of London and Paris from prehistory to today, told through the lens of magic, that has always existed alongside and within religion itself, a gripping ride of astonishing span, filled with colourful characters, shaman, witches and kings, esoteric rites and revelatory research. An important and essential read that also happens to be a highly entertaining historical treasure-trove
This is an extraordinary work of learning, written with an exhilarating lightness of touch. And it's flexible: you can read it from cover-to-cover, or just dip in - or both. Chris Gosden has traced the story of magical beliefs from the Old Stone Age to modern times, across all the continents of the world. But it isn't just a work of archaeology and history: it has increasing relevance for our own times, as we witness the growth of extreme cults and the seditious myths of the post-truth era. It is essential reading
The History of Magicis a major contribution to an important but neglected subject. It should be read not only by archaeologists and anthropologists but by everyone interested in the human condition
"To be human is to be connected." Chris Gosden shows how magic explores the connections between human beings and the universe in ways different from religion or science, yet deserving of respect. A magisterial account of the central place of magic in many cultures both ancient and modern
An impressive and much-needed book, Gosden masterfully presents the history of magic from a global perspective, enabling the reader to make fascinating connections between traditions in different places and eras
Breathtaking in scope... For many readers its pages will be full of fascinating discoveries
Comprehensive and remarkable . . . his book subverts essentially everything we are meant to believe
Bold, gripping and arrestingly readable ... a path-breaking study of a pervasive and strangely neglected phenomenon
Exceptional
Fascinating, original and excellent, written with both narrative flair and deep scholarship, this is a world history, from the steppes of Mongolia to the palaces of London and Paris from prehistory to today, told through the lens of magic, that has always existed alongside and within religion itself, a gripping ride of astonishing span, filled with colourful characters, shaman, witches and kings, esoteric rites and revelatory research. An important and essential read that also happens to be a highly entertaining historical treasure-trove
This is an extraordinary work of learning, written with an exhilarating lightness of touch. And it's flexible: you can read it from cover-to-cover, or just dip in - or both. Chris Gosden has traced the story of magical beliefs from the Old Stone Age to modern times, across all the continents of the world. But it isn't just a work of archaeology and history: it has increasing relevance for our own times, as we witness the growth of extreme cults and the seditious myths of the post-truth era. It is essential reading
The History of Magicis a major contribution to an important but neglected subject. It should be read not only by archaeologists and anthropologists but by everyone interested in the human condition
"To be human is to be connected." Chris Gosden shows how magic explores the connections between human beings and the universe in ways different from religion or science, yet deserving of respect. A magisterial account of the central place of magic in many cultures both ancient and modern
An impressive and much-needed book, Gosden masterfully presents the history of magic from a global perspective, enabling the reader to make fascinating connections between traditions in different places and eras
Breathtaking in scope... For many readers its pages will be full of fascinating discoveries
Comprehensive and remarkable . . . his book subverts essentially everything we are meant to believe
Bold, gripping and arrestingly readable ... a path-breaking study of a pervasive and strangely neglected phenomenon
Exceptional