New & Noteworthy, From the Harlem Renaissance to a History of Magic

New & Noteworthy, From the Harlem Renaissance to a History of Magic

The New York Times-Books·2020-11-03 10:00

Recent titles of interest:

MAGIC: A HISTORY: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, From the Ice Age to the Present, by Chris Gosden. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $30.) Gosden, an Oxford archaeologist, distinguishes magic from science and religion, and argues that its role in human society is underappreciated today.

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