Stuart McWilliams

Magical Thinking

History, Possibility and the Idea of the Occult

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How do we write about magic? Responding to a renewed interest in the history of the occult, this volume examines the role of magic in a series of methodological controversies in the humanities. In case studies ranging from the 'necromancy' of historiography to the strident rationalism of the 'New Atheism,' Magical Thinking sets out the surprising ways in which scholars and critics have imagined the occult. The volume argues that thinking and writing about magic has engendered multiple epistemological crises, profoundly unsettling the understanding of history and knowledge in Western culture. By examining how scholarly writing has contended an… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4411-8429-0
EAN: 9781441184290
Produktnummer: 13836663
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 200 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 711 KB

Über den Autor

Stuart McWilliams is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Oslo, Norway. His research interests include English literary and intellectual history, medievalism and the theory of history.