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: Assessing its role in contemporary life. Shopping Options This book is widely available at several major retailers: Flipkart : ₹310 ₹262 (15% off) Amazon India : ₹325 Atlantic Books : ₹245 Magic - Owen Davies - Oxford University Press

: Exploring how humans naturally engage in "magical thinking". Magic: A Very Short Introduction

: Far from disappearing, magic remains a real force for millions today, providing remedies for poverty or misfortune and appearing in modern contexts like neopaganism and even capitalism. Table of Contents Overview The book follows a chronological and thematic progression: : Assessing its role in contemporary life

: The book covers universal traits like "sympathetic magic"—the idea that things once in contact continue to influence each other—which social scientists use to categorize cross-cultural practices. Magic: A Very Short Introduction