Chapter 21 Introduction
In: Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic
Author:
David Frankfurter
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Abstract
Justifies uses of the term “magic” that do not serve as an exclusive classification but as a quality of language, materials, or social phenomena. The following essays in Part 4 serve as examples or experiments in this use of “magic.”