{"product_id":"9780500518885","title":"The Occult, Witchcraft \u0026 Magic : An Illustrated History by Christopher Dell","description":"From the earliest Paleolithic cave rituals, magic has gripped the imagination. Magic  and magicians appear in early Babylonian texts, the Bible, Judaism and Islam. Secret  words, spells and incantations lie at the heart of every mythological tradition. Today,  magic means many things: contemporary Wicca is practised widely as a modern pagan  religion in Europe and the US; `magic' also evokes the cathartic rituals of Chaos magic,  but stretches to include the non-spiritual, rapid-fire sleight of hand performed by slick  stage magicians who fill vast arenas.    The Occult, Witchcraft and Magic   is packed with authoritative text and a huge and  inspired selection of images, chosen from unusual and hidden sources. The material  is presented in 100 entries, and includes some of the best-known representations of  magic and the occult from around the world.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311781720437,"sku":"9780500518885","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780500518885.jpg?v=1762819328","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780500518885","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}