The history of magic. From pagan shamanism and medieval alchemy to modern witchcraft
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The book of the year according to The Telegraph.
Oxford professor of archeology represents a large -scale study of the history of magic - showing its relevance and importance from antiquity to the present day.
Humanity from time immemorial has practiced magic for a wide variety of purposes - to protect itself from numerous threats of the cruel primitive world, to honor the memory of the ancestors, to get a good harvest or to cope with pain and fear. Magic permeated all spheres of the life of ancient people, but gradually, with the development of religion, and later science, began to get out of everyday life and acquired a bad reputation.
In his book, Oxford professor of archeology, Chris Gosden returns magic her important place in world history. On numerous archaeological sources and ancient texts, he shows that magic, unlike religion and science, formed a person’s special relationship with the outside world, and therefore even today magical practices - fortune -telling, superstitions, love spells - are present in our life. From the curses and charms of ancient Greek and Roman magic to the shamanistic traditions of Eurasia, the indigenous peoples of America and Africa, from the alchemy of the Renaissance to the riddles of modern quantum physics - the amazing, exciting and colorful “history of magic” complements the missing head of the history of our civilization and shows why magic is needed Today.
"In this perfectly written illustrated book, Gosden offers an encyclopedic collection of magical practices around the world and throughout history. The cultural and historical coverage of his knowledge is amazing and makes this book an important reference manual. ” - Bookpage
"exciting and talentedly written, this book is a worldwide story, from the steppes of Mongolia to the palaces of Paris, told through the prism of magic, which existed at all times. This is an exciting trip of amazing scope, filled with shamans, witches, kings and esoteric rites. Important and necessary reading, full of interesting historical
Oxford professor of archeology represents a large -scale study of the history of magic - showing its relevance and importance from antiquity to the present day.
Humanity from time immemorial has practiced magic for a wide variety of purposes - to protect itself from numerous threats of the cruel primitive world, to honor the memory of the ancestors, to get a good harvest or to cope with pain and fear. Magic permeated all spheres of the life of ancient people, but gradually, with the development of religion, and later science, began to get out of everyday life and acquired a bad reputation.
In his book, Oxford professor of archeology, Chris Gosden returns magic her important place in world history. On numerous archaeological sources and ancient texts, he shows that magic, unlike religion and science, formed a person’s special relationship with the outside world, and therefore even today magical practices - fortune -telling, superstitions, love spells - are present in our life. From the curses and charms of ancient Greek and Roman magic to the shamanistic traditions of Eurasia, the indigenous peoples of America and Africa, from the alchemy of the Renaissance to the riddles of modern quantum physics - the amazing, exciting and colorful “history of magic” complements the missing head of the history of our civilization and shows why magic is needed Today.
"In this perfectly written illustrated book, Gosden offers an encyclopedic collection of magical practices around the world and throughout history. The cultural and historical coverage of his knowledge is amazing and makes this book an important reference manual. ” - Bookpage
"exciting and talentedly written, this book is a worldwide story, from the steppes of Mongolia to the palaces of Paris, told through the prism of magic, which existed at all times. This is an exciting trip of amazing scope, filled with shamans, witches, kings and esoteric rites. Important and necessary reading, full of interesting historical
Author:
Author:Крис Госден
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Religion & Spiritually
- Category:Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Category:Chiromantia & Esoteric & Numerology
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-122044-0
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