{"product_id":"the-history-of-magic","title":"THE HISTORY OF MAGIC","description":"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThree great strands of practice and belief run through human history: science, religion and magic. But magic - the idea that we have a connection with the universe - has developed a bad reputation.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt has been with us for millennia - from the curses and charms of ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish magic, to the shamanistic traditions of Eurasia, indigenous America and Africa, and even quantum physics today. Even today seventy-five per cent of the Western world holds some belief in magic, whether snapping wishbones, buying lottery tickets or giving names to inanimate objects.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrawing on his decades of research, with incredible breadth and authority, Professor Chris Gosden provides a timely history of human thought and the role it has played in shaping civilization, and how we might use magic to rethink our understanding of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"ReadersParadise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47855931130203,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/files\/31_0083096b-a6fb-4916-b463-8b6ad2ad853e.jpg?v=1710853934","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.pro\/products\/the-history-of-magic","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}