Magic and Modernity

Magic and Modernity
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 0804744645
ISBN-13 : 9780804744645
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Download or read book Magic and Modernity written by Birgit Meyer and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to explore comparatively how magic—usually portrayed as the antithesis of the modern—is also at home in modernity.


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