Magic : a theory from the south / Ernesto de Martino ; translated and annotated by Dorothy Louise Zi...
Magic : a theory from the south / Ernesto de Martino ; translated and annotated by Dorothy Louise Zi...
Magic : a theory from the south / Ernesto de Martino ; translated and annotated by Dorothy Louise Zinn.
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Publisher
Chicago : Hau Books, [2015]
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G 2016/926
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Language
English
Italian
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Chicago : Hau Books, [2015]
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
"This new translation of Sud e magia, his 1959 study of ceremonial magic and witchcrafts in southern Italy, shows how de Martino is not interested in the question of whether magic is rational or irrational but rather in why it came to be perceived as a problem of knowledge in the first place. Setting his exploration within his wider, pathbreaking t...
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Magic : a theory from the south / Ernesto de Martino ; translated and annotated by Dorothy Louise Zinn.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-200 and index.
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G 2016/926
Record Identifier
74VKzGwyXpEZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzGwyXpEZ
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ISBN
099050509X paperback
9780990505099 paperback
DDC
133.4309457
MMS ID
991023511369702626
