Magic, Modernity, and the Birth of the Human Sciences
by
Jason A. Josephson-Storm
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
A great many theorists have argued that the defining feature of modernity is that people no longer believe in spirits, myths, or magic. Jason Ā. Josephson-Storm argues that as broad cultural history goes, this narrative is wrong, as attempts to suppress magic have failed more often than they have...