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

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Technologies of Magic: A Cultural Study of Ghosts, Machines and the Uncanny - Potts, John (Editor), and Scheer, Edward (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 that ultimately this produces ...

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Technologies of Magic: A Cultural Study of Ghosts, Machines and the Uncanny 2011, University of Washington Press, Seattle

ISBN-13: 9780909952358

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