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Ritual , Ritual
Citations in the Oxford English Dictionary from the fourteenth century on reveal two distinct trends of common usage for the words rite (ritua… Magic (entertainment) , magic, in entertainment, the seeming manipulation and supernatural control of the natural world for the amusement and amazement of an audience. Enter… Magic , MAGIC. The English term "magic" (magie in French, Magie in German, and magija in Russian) comes from the Greek magikos, a term that referred to a cla… Circles , Circles
The circle is the most common space created for the working of magic and witchcraft. It stands in sharp contrast to the rectangular space tha… Ritualization , ritualization An evolutionary process in which the form or context of an action is altered because it comes to play a role in social communication. F… Public Ritual , The study of ritual performed in communal life encompasses the wealth of world history and cosmology. Yet, few linguistic or conceptual categories of…
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