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Foreword 1 (8)
Dr D. F. Pocock
Prologue 9 (5)
Sources and Historical Background 14 (8)
A Definition of Magic 22 (9)
The Elements of Magic 31 (81)
The Magician 31 (24)
The Actions 55 (20)
Representations 75 (31)
General Observations 106(6)
An Analysis and Explanation of Magic 112(62)
Belief 113(7)
An Analysis of Ideological Explanations 120(13)
Concerning the Effectiveness of Ritual
Mana 133(17)
Collective States and Collective Forces 150(24)
Conclusion 174(5)
Index 179

First written by Marcel Mauss and Henri Humbert in 1902, A General Theory of Magic gained a wide new readership when republished by Mauss in 1950. As a study of magic in 'primitive' societies and its survival today in our thoughts and social actions, it represents what Claude L?i-Strauss called, in an introduction to that edition, the astonishing modernity of the mind of one of the century's greatest thinkers. The book offers a fascinating snapshot of magic throughout various cultures as well as deep sociological and religious insights still very much relevant today. At a period when art, magic and science appear to be crossing paths once again, A General Theory of Magic presents itself as a classic for our times.

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