How Magic Works In Reality The Science Behind The Fantasy
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How Magic Works in Reality: The Science Behind the Fantasy
Author: Pasquale De Marco
language: en
Publisher: Pasquale De Marco
Release Date: 2025-03-22
Embark on a spellbinding journey into the world of magic, where science and fantasy intertwine. This captivating book unveils the hidden truths behind the extraordinary phenomena that shape the magical realm. Explore the intricate workings of spells, unraveling the secrets of their mechanics and the sources of their power. Discover the profound role that intent and emotion play in the art of spellcasting, and gain insights into the limitations and boundaries that govern the practice of magic. Delve into the realm of magical creatures, where science and fantasy collide. Unravel the mysteries of their biology and uncover the magical properties that set them apart from ordinary creatures. Explore the complex and often delicate relationship between humans and magical beings, and contemplate the ethical implications of our interactions with these extraordinary creatures. Uncover the secrets of magical artifacts, delving into the processes by which they are created and the immense powers they possess. Unmask the potential dangers associated with these powerful objects and delve into their rich history, unearthing tales of their origins and the profound impact they have had on societies throughout time. Journey through the enigmatic realm of time travel, where the boundaries of reality blur and the possibilities are infinite. Explore the theories and methods that underpin this mind-bending concept, and grapple with the paradoxes and dangers that accompany the manipulation of time. Discover the potential benefits of harnessing this power and the profound implications it could have for our understanding of the universe. Peer into the captivating world of magical dimensions, where alternate realities exist beyond our wildest imagination. Unravel the properties that define these extraordinary realms and encounter the diverse inhabitants who call them home. Uncover the perils that await those who venture into these uncharted territories and the potential rewards that await those who dare to explore. This book is an invitation to embark on an intellectual adventure, where the boundaries of science and magic blur and the possibilities are endless. Prepare to be amazed and enlightened as you journey through a world where anything is possible and the only limits are those of your own imagination. If you like this book, write a review!
Magic’s Translations
Author: Margaret J. Wiener
language: en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date: 2025-04-04
“Do you believe in magic?” This familiar question suggests magic is easily recognized but unreal. In Magic’s Translations, Margaret J. Wiener argues that such views are shaped by historical power struggles, especially in Europe’s relations with the wider world. Focusing on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Dutch interactions with Indonesians, Wiener reveals how colonial agents framed unfamiliar practices, practitioners, and objects as “magic,” rendering distinct phenomena fundamentally alike and advancing colonizing projects that deemed magic antithetical to reason and reality. While colonial authorities, including ethnologists, mobilized the concept of magic to differentiate Europeans from Indonesians, nature from culture, reason from superstition, and fact from fetish, their efforts produced unexpected outcomes: Some Indonesian artifacts and acts not only retained their power but invaded European experiences. As anthropologists were among the key translators of magic throughout the world, Wiener intersperses accounts of magic’s translations in the Indies with reflections on anthropology’s ongoing engagement with the concept. She demonstrates that magic became an object of expert knowledge, political control, and popular fascination, rather than a self-evident category or relic of naïve belief.
Science, Technology and Magic in The Witcher
As Andrzej Sapkowski was fleshing out his character Geralt of Rivia for a writing contest, he did not set out to write a science textbook--or even a work of science fiction. However, the world that Sapkowski created in his series The Witcher resulted in a valuable reflection of real-world developments in science and technology. As the Witcher books have been published across decades, the sorcery in the series acts as an extension of the modern science it grows alongside. This book explores the fascinating entanglement of science and magic that lies at the heart of Sapkowski's novel series and its widely popular video game and television adaptations. This is the first English-language book-length treatment of magic and science in the Witcher universe. These are examined through the lenses of politics, religion, history and mythology. Sapkowski's richly detailed universe investigates the sociology of science and ponders some of the most pressing modern technological issues, such as genetic engineering, climate change, weapons of mass destruction, sexism, speciesism and environmentalism. Chapters explore the unsettling realization that the greatest monsters are frequently human, and their heinous acts often involve the unwitting hand of science.