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Empire of Enchantment John Zubrzycki

Empire of Enchantment von John Zubrzycki

Empire of Enchantment John Zubrzycki

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Zusammenfassung

A vibrant narrative of India's magical traditions and their journey across the world. A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018

Empire of Enchantment Zusammenfassung

Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic John Zubrzycki

India's association with magicians goes back thousands of years. Conjurors and illusionists dazzled the courts of Hindu maharajas and Mughal emperors. As British dominion spread over the subcontinent, such wonder-workers became synonymous with India. Western magicians appropriated Indian attire, tricks and stage names; switching their turbans for top hats, Indian jugglers fought back and earned their grudging respect. This book tells the extraordinary story of how Indian magic descended from the realm of the gods to become part of daily ritual and popular entertainment across the globe. Recounting tales of levitating Brahmins, resurrections, prophesying monkeys and 'the most famous trick never performed', Empire of Enchantment vividly charts Indian magic's epic journey from street to the stage.

Empire of Enchantment Bewertungen

'Explores the history of magic rituals in India and the way they shaped western imaginations . . . [with] a pleasing sense of humour . . . and an eye for the absurd.'
'A fantastic and thoroughly engaging history of Indian magic . . . bristling with . . . tales of conjurors, tricksters, illusionists, jugglers, and cunning conmen across the centuries.'
'Fascinating.'
'Hugely entertaining . . . a vividly illuminating history of the place of magic in Indian life . . . [a] fabulous book of marvels and wonders.'
'A valuable and entertaining book.'
'A strange, deeply learned but consistently entertaining salmagundi of marvels, myths and outrageous cons - a surefooted survey of a vast terrain.'
'Delightful and charming . . . Empire of Enchantment is much more than a history of Indian magic. It is an extraordinarily riveting social history of India, and of India's encounter with the world.'
'Weaving, with his own magical touch . . . an utterly fascinating history of a wonderful cultural tradition . . . Zubrzycki has it all, and his scholarship ranges far and wide. . . . a readable and fast-paced book.'
'John Zubrzycki has found the most wonderful story- the sort all writers look for and long for- and told it brilliantly. This is- quite literally- a book of marvels.' -- William Dalrymple
'Exceptionally well-crafted and brilliantly told, Empire of Enchantment brings alive the most enchanting tales and traditions from the history of Indian magic, packed with an extraordinary cast featuring emperors and politicians, street performers and thugs. Travelling with Zubrzycki from distant antiquity down to our own, more recent times, what this book offers is a universe of pure, unadulterated delight.' -- Shashi Tharoor

Über John Zubrzycki

John Zubrzycki has worked in India as a diplomat, consultant, tour guide and correspondent for 'The Australian'. His background is in South Asian history and Hindi, and his doctoral thesis (University of New South Wales) concerns historical links between Indian and Western stage magicians. John's previous books include 'The Last Nizam' and 'The Mysterious Mr Jacob'.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR009483119
9781849049443
1849049440
Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic John Zubrzycki
John Zubrzycki
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Gebundene Ausgabe
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
20180621
288
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