Technologies of Magic
A Cultural Study of Ghosts, Machines and the Uncanny
Edited by John Potts, Edward Scheer
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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—with contemporary culture. Refracted through highly technologised societies, magic manifests itself in surprising ways and through a diverse range of practices.
