{"product_id":"magic-owen-davies-9780199588022","title":"Magic: A Very Short Introduction","description":"Magic is a much-used term with a complex and controversial history. As a concept and a practice, it has attracted the attention of theologians, anthropologists, psychologists, sociologists, artists, and historians over the centuries. This \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e explains why. Magic has been defined in terms of the false religions of others, as an evolutionary stage in human thought, a universal state of mind, and a liberating expression of the imagination. For hundreds of millions of people today, no matter their religious persuasion, magic is a real force that helps them to overcome misfortune, poverty, and illness. Indeed, with magic as relevant today as it ever was, it raises questions about the meaning of human progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Owen Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199588023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199588022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 4.30w x 0.40d","brand":"Owen Davies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046712406271,"sku":"9780199588022","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4668863f-0e9e-4f87-a273-a46391ef6d07.jpg?v=1684986043","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/magic-owen-davies-9780199588022","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}