Author:
Gosden, Chris, 1955- author.
Edition Statement:First American edition.
ImprintNew York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Descriptionxix, 482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note:"Originally published in 2020 by Viking, Great Britain, as The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the present."
Note:What is magic and why is it important? -- The deep history of magic (c. 40,000-6000 BCE) -- The magic of cities: Mesopotamia and Egypt (4000 -1000 BCE) -- Chinese magic: deep participation (c. 20,000 BCE-present) -- Shamanism and magic on the Eurasian Steppe (c. 4000 BCE-present) -- Magical traditions in prehistoric Europe (10,000-0 BCE) -- Jewish, Greek and Roman magic (c. 1000 BCE-1000 CE) -- The magics of Africa, Australia and the Americas -- Medieval and modern magic in Europe (500 CE-present) -- Modern and future magic -- Timeline: Global history of magic.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic, the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior, and its resurgence today."-- Provided by publisher.
