Magic, Science and Religion by Bronislaw Malinowski

Magic, Science and Religion by Bronislaw Malinowski

2015 Reprint of 1954 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In his handling of science, magic, and religion, Malinowski essentially accepted the traditional Western conception of a dual reality-the reality of the natural world, grounded in observation and rational procedures that lead to mastery, and supernatural reality, grounded in emotional needs that give rise to faith. Unlike Frazer, for example, Malinowski derived science not from magic but from man's capacity to organize knowledge, as demonstrated by Trobriand technical skills in gardening, shipbuilding, etc. In contrast, he treated magic, which coexisted with these skills, as an organized response to a sense of limitation and impotence in the face of danger, difficulty, and frustration. Again, he differentiated between magic and religion in defining magical systems as essentially pragmatic in their aims and religious systems as self-fulfilling rituals organized, for example, around life crises.

Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942) was a key figure in the development of contemporary anthropology. From 1927 until 1932, he was the first chair in social anthropology at the London School of Economics. He relocated to the United States in 1938 and taught at Yale University while conducting field study in Mexico.

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Title	Magic, Science and Religion
Author	Bronislaw Malinowski
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Martino Fine Books
Year published	2015-02-16
Number of pages	92
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