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Technologies of Magic: A Cultural Study of Ghosts, Machines and the Uncanny

By John Potts (Editor), Edward Scheer (Editor)
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By John Potts (Editor), Edward Scheer (Editor)
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Technologies of Magic charts curious territory - a place occupied by both machines and magic. This collection of essays investigates the co-existence of very old forms of thought - belief in ghosts, magic, spirits - and contemporary culture. Refracted through highly technologised societies, magic manifests itself in surprising ways and through a diverse range of practices.

Apprehension of the magical - in the world of machines - can give rise to a feeling of uncanny unease. These essays show...

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