First Written By Marcel Mauss And Henri Humbert In 1902, A General Theory Of Magic Gained A Wide New Readership When Republished By Mauss In 1950. As A Study Of Magic In 'primitive' Societies And Its Survival Today In Our Thoughts And Social Actions, It Represents What Claude Lévi-strauss Called, In An Introduction To That Edition, The Astonishing Modernity Of The Mind Of One Of The Century's Greatest Thinkers. The Book Offers A Fascinating Snapshot Of Magic Throughout Various Cultures As Well As Deep Sociological And Religious Insights Still Very Much Relevant Today. At A Period When Art, Magic And Science Appear To Be Crossing Paths Once Again, A General Theory Of Magic Presents Itself As A Classic For Our Times.