Religion and Magic

• Evolutionist approaches; conflict approaches; intellectualist approaches I; emotionalist approaches; phenomenological approaches; structural-functionalist approaches; symbolist approaches; intellectualist approaches II; structuralist approaches; cognitive approaches.

A succinct summary of this complex subject matter. The author does not pretend to have solved the problem of finding one's way through the forests of theoretical approaches to magic and religion. Rather his goal is to wet our appetite and stir the curiosity. The author's intent is to offer an overview and introduction to the study of the sacred and several scholars. With this intention in mind one must say that he has written a beautiful book. A succinct summary of this complex subject matter. The author does not pretend to have solved the problem of finding one's way through the forests of theoretical approaches to magic and religion. Rather his goal is to wet our appetite and stir the curiosity. The author's intent is to offer an overview and introduction to the study of the sacred and several scholars. With this intention in mind one must say that he has written a beautiful book.