The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... magical needs of the early shamans gave rise to an ever increasing scientific know- ledge of animals . And more ... magic beast : such a work would need to be an encyclopedia in ten or twelve large volumes . At a later date I plan ...
... magical needs of the early shamans gave rise to an ever increasing scientific know- ledge of animals . And more ... magic beast : such a work would need to be an encyclopedia in ten or twelve large volumes . At a later date I plan ...
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... magical to the scientific view of the world . But we should remember that the scientific view is not superior , it is merely different . And that in any case , behind the mumbo - jumbo of the magic , there is often a stern practicality ...
... magical to the scientific view of the world . But we should remember that the scientific view is not superior , it is merely different . And that in any case , behind the mumbo - jumbo of the magic , there is often a stern practicality ...
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... . Stuttgart , 1949 . Pizetta , Jules : Galerie des naturalistes . Paris , 1891 . Pouchet , F. A .: Histoire des sciences naturelles au Moyen - Age . Paris , 1853 . Thorndike , Lynn : A History of Magic and Experimental 184.
... . Stuttgart , 1949 . Pizetta , Jules : Galerie des naturalistes . Paris , 1891 . Pouchet , F. A .: Histoire des sciences naturelles au Moyen - Age . Paris , 1853 . Thorndike , Lynn : A History of Magic and Experimental 184.
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
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