Stranger magic: charmed states and the Arabian nights

Magic is not simply a matter of the occult arts, but a whole way of thinking, of dreaming the impossible. As such it has tremendous force in opening the mind to new realms of achievement: imagination precedes the fact. It used to be associated with wisdom, understanding the powers of nature, and wit...

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1. Verfasser: Warner, Marina 1946- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Chatto & Windus 2011
Ausgabe:1. publ. in Great Britain
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Zusammenfassung:Magic is not simply a matter of the occult arts, but a whole way of thinking, of dreaming the impossible. As such it has tremendous force in opening the mind to new realms of achievement: imagination precedes the fact. It used to be associated with wisdom, understanding the powers of nature, and with technical ingenuity that could let men do things they had never dreamed of before. The supreme fiction of this magical thinking is the Arabian Nights, with its flying carpets, hidden treasure and sudden revelations
Beschreibung:XX, 540, [16] S. Ill.
ISBN:9780701173319
9780674055308

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