{"product_id":"history-of-magic","title":"History Of Magic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eremarkable, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eunprecedented account of the role of magic in cultures both ancient and modern -- from the first known horoscope to the power of tattoos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fascinating, original, excellent'' Simon Sebag Montefiore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e______________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e______________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This is \u003cb\u003ean extraordinary work of learning\u003c\/b\u003e, written with an exhilarating lightness of touch . . . \u003cb\u003eIt is essential reading\u003c\/b\u003e.'' \u003cb\u003eFrancis Pryor, author of \u003ci\u003eBritain BC, Britain AD \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Without an unfascinating page'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Chris Gosden shows \u003cb\u003ehow magic explores the connections between human beings and the universe\u003c\/b\u003e in ways different from religion or science, yet deserving of respect'' \u003cb\u003eProfessor John Barton, author of \u003ci\u003eA History of The Bible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57303249191294,"sku":"NW9780241979662","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241979662.jpg?v=1779400915","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/history-of-magic","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}