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Owen (Professor of Social Histor Davies: Magic: A Very Short Introduction W3 [2012] paperback ZPHOT Written by Scott Moncrieff's great-great-nieceDefining 'magic' is a maddening task. Over the last century numerous philosophers, anthropologists, historians, and theologians have attempted to pin down its essential meaning, sometimes analysing it in such complex and abstruse depth that it all but loses its sense altogether. For this reason, many people often shy away from providing a detailed definition, assuming it is generally understood as the human control of supernatural forces. 'Magic'
