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|aPerforming magic on the western stage|h[electronic resource] :|bfromthe eighteenth century tothe present /|cedited by Francesca Coppa, Lawrence Hass, and James Peck ; foreword by Eugene Burger.
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|aNew York, NY :|bPalgrave Macmillan,|c2008.
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|aPalgrave studies in theatre and performance history
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|aLife Magic and Staged Magic: A Hidden Intertwining / Lawrence Hass -- The Family Romance of Modern Magic: Contesting Robert Houdin's Cultural Legacy in Contemporary France / Graham M. Jones -- Magicians and theMagic of Hollywood Cinema during the 1920s / Matthew Solomon -- The Body Immaterial: Magicians ; Assistants and the Performance of Labor / Francesca Coppa -- Conjuring Capital: Magic and Finance From Eighteenth-Century London to the New Las Vegas / James Peck -- The Sacred and the Sleight of Hand in American Indian Gaming / Mary Lawlor -- Outdoing Ching Ling Foo / Christopher Stahl -- Intersecting Illusions: Performing Magic, Disability and Gender / Karen Dearborn -- Through A Glass Darkly: Magic and Religion in Western Thought and Practice / Susan L. Schwartz -- Illusions About Illusions / Robert E. Neale.
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|aPerforming Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performingart and meaningful socialpractice. The essays in this interdisciplinary collection analyze the work of numerous western theatrical conjurersand several non-western magical performances in their historical context. Throughout, the contributors link magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality.All of the contributors areconnected to the internationally acclaimed Theory and Art of Magic program at Muhlenberg College, through which artists and scholars study the history, theory, and practiceof the magical arts.
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|aElectronic reproduction.|bBasingstoke, England :|cPalgrave Macmillan,|d2009.|nMode of access:World Wide Web.|nSystem requirements: Web browser.|nTitle from title screen (viewed on Apr. 24, 2009).|nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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