Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Williams, Damien P Author's Email Address dwilliams1@student.gsu.edu URN etd-04212008-153843 Title A DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURAL PLACE OF MAGIC IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES Degree Master of Arts Department Philosophy Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Dr. Timothy Renick Committee Chair Dr. Kathryn McClymond Committee Member Dr. Sebastian Rand Committee Member Keywords
- philosophy
- religious studies
- magic
- western esotericism
- occult studies
- new paradigm thought
Date of Defense 2008-04-16 Availability unrestricted Abstract The concept of magic is most often considered as a foil by scholars in the fields of philosophy and religious studies, or it is discussed as part of the investigation of “primitive” systems of belief and ritual. In this essay, magic is investigated as a system of inquiry and explanation unto itself, connected to but distinct from both philosophy and religious studies, and an argument is presented for understanding systems of magic as both natural and rational outgrowths of a particular perspective on reality.Files
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