Conjuring Asia by Chris Goto-Jones - 9781107076594

Name: Conjuring Asia by Chris Goto-Jones - 9781107076594
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Conjuring AsiaMagic, Orientalism, and the Making of the Modern World\nAuthor(s): Chris Goto-Jones\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107076594, 978-1107076594\nSynopsis\nThe promise of magic has always commanded the human imagination, but the story of industrial modernity is usually seen as a process of disenchantment. Drawing on the writings and performances of the so-called 'Golden Age Magicians' from the turn of the twentieth century, Chris Goto-Jones unveils the ways in which European and North American encounters with (and representations of) Asia - the fabled Mystic East - worked to re-enchant experiences of the modern world. Beginning with a reconceptualization of the meaning of 'modern magic' itself - moving beyond conventional categories of 'real' and 'fake' magic - Goto-Jones' acclaimed book guides us on a magical mystery tour around India, China, and Japan, showing us levitations and d.