Magic : a very short introduction /

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Author / Creator:Davies, Owen, 1969- author
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Description:135 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language:English
Series:Very short introductions ; 299
Very short introductions ; 299.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8775152
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ISBN:9780199588022 (pbk.)
0199588023 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-130) and index.
Summary:A wide-ranging overview of how magic has been defined, understood and practiced over the millennia introduces it in today's world as a real force that helps people overcome misfortune, poverty and illness.

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