- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press; illustrated edition edition (1 April 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0226756874
- ISBN-13: 978-0226756875
- Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm
-
Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
245,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #71 in Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Performing Arts > Magic
- #74 in Books > History > Other Historical Subjects > Witchcraft
| |||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Scholar and magician, Siegel uncovers the age-old practices of magic in sacred rites and rituals and unveils the contemporary world of Indian magic of street and stage entertainers. Siegel's journeys take him from ancient Sanskrit texts to the slums of New Dehli as he explores India's remarkable magical tradition.
About the Author
Lee Siegel is professor of religion at the University of Hawaii and a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. His books include Laughing Matters: Comic Tradition in India, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
First Sentence
The boy, soon to be sacrificed, followed the magician. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
The boy, soon to be sacrificed, followed the magician. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
3 reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
An Achievement
1 April 2008
Format:Paperback
I ordered this book with high expectations (being a lover of India and a life-long fan of magic). I must say that they were all met and exceeded. Mr. Siegel has not only managed to write a detailed anthropological account, but a genuinely entertaining read. Description of the illusions is handled with artful care.
To me, its greatest success is in making you feel like you are witnessing the magic, smelling the air, and getting to know the people of modern and ancient India.
To me, its greatest success is in making you feel like you are witnessing the magic, smelling the air, and getting to know the people of modern and ancient India.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
For Conjurers Only: Price of Admission - Your Mind
26 April 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is the only book ever written that discusses the
true beginnings and philosophies that originally fueled the "Art of Magic" thousands of years ago in ancient India.
If all modern day Western and wannabewestern-Eastern magicians read this book and gave up their eurocentric beliefs about where this ancient art truly evolved from maybe then "Magic" will finally move up from the bottm rungs of the performance art ladder and receive the same respect as the other performing arts such as music and comedy.
Magicians today are so very sensitive about giving 'proper credit' and are extremely perturbed by the notion that an idea or trick is stolen.
Finally there is a 'Magic' book that is giving India the proper credits it so long deserved for being the Mother of all tricks and returning to them all that has been stolen.
Lee Siegel is an extremely entertaining academician. I would have never dropped out of shool if they had teachers like him when I was trying to tolerate the utter boredom of college.
Not only is this book well written, interesting and enlightening but truly more entertaining than all the bland magicians put together that I have suffered watching perform in Las Vegas.
true beginnings and philosophies that originally fueled the "Art of Magic" thousands of years ago in ancient India.
If all modern day Western and wannabewestern-Eastern magicians read this book and gave up their eurocentric beliefs about where this ancient art truly evolved from maybe then "Magic" will finally move up from the bottm rungs of the performance art ladder and receive the same respect as the other performing arts such as music and comedy.
Magicians today are so very sensitive about giving 'proper credit' and are extremely perturbed by the notion that an idea or trick is stolen.
Finally there is a 'Magic' book that is giving India the proper credits it so long deserved for being the Mother of all tricks and returning to them all that has been stolen.
Lee Siegel is an extremely entertaining academician. I would have never dropped out of shool if they had teachers like him when I was trying to tolerate the utter boredom of college.
Not only is this book well written, interesting and enlightening but truly more entertaining than all the bland magicians put together that I have suffered watching perform in Las Vegas.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Look, ma, no footnotes!
29 Aug 2009
Format:Paperback
Seriously, this is one of the very best scholarly books I have ever read. It is an
entertaining and perceptive treatment of Indian magical performance in its
anthropological and religious dimensions. Siegel misdirects with the best of them
and the reader begins to visualize the soon-to-be-released Bollywood version.
Parts are very funny, but this work is every bit as effective as more conservative
academic studies. Five maharaja turbans!
entertaining and perceptive treatment of Indian magical performance in its
anthropological and religious dimensions. Siegel misdirects with the best of them
and the reader begins to visualize the soon-to-be-released Bollywood version.
Parts are very funny, but this work is every bit as effective as more conservative
academic studies. Five maharaja turbans!
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > History > Countries & Regions > Asia > India
- Books > History > Other Historical Subjects > Witchcraft
- Books > History > Religious History > Other Religions
- Books > History > World History
- Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Occultism > Magic
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Performing Arts > Magic
- Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age > Earth-Based Religions > Witchcraft
- Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age > Occult > Witchcraft
- Books > Science & Nature > Earth Sciences & Geography > Geography
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
