CHAPTER II. Magic; Its Origins, and Relations to Science

MAGIC; ITS ORIGINS, AND RELATIONS TO SCIENCE

Magic once regarded as a reality 27 Magic præternatural rather than supernatural 27 Belief in magic perhaps older than belief in divine beings 28 Magic not originally a secret art 28 Attitude of primitive man towards nature 29 His effort to explain strange phenomena 30 His belief in lucky things 31 His desire to know the future 31 Hence the probable origin of belief in magic 31 Chief characteristics of magic 32 Difficulty in defining magic 33 Gradual disappearance of magic before science 34 Possible union of magic and science 34 Importance of union of magic and science 35 Method of treating that theme in this essay 36