Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays (original 1948; edition 1992)

by Bronislaw Malinowski (Author)

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The author takes into account the various views of religion which Tylor, Frazer, Marett, and Durkheim have given and goes on from there to provide his own conception that religion and magic are ways men have to make the world acceptable.

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Title:	Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays
Authors:	Bronislaw Malinowski (Author)
Info:	Waveland Pr Inc (1992), 274 pages
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Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays by Bronisław Malinowski (1948)

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Edition: // Descr: 274 p. 18 cm. // Series: Call No. { } With an Introduction by Robert Redfield Contains Other Essays and Notes. // //

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Magia, tiede ja uskonto - sekä muita esseitä

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Magic, Science and Religion

Baloma; the Spirit of the Dead in the Trobriand Island

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The author takes into account the various views of religion which Tylor, Frazer, Marett, and Durkheim have given and goes on from there to provide his own conception that religion and magic are ways men have to make the world acceptable.

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