Description:When people watch a magician create illusions, the question that is most pressing on their minds is: how did he do it?. This is not the only question that can be asked of a magic performance. A psychologist might ask why it is possible that the mind can be deceived, occupational therapists are interested in how performing magic tricks can help people with physical disabilities and sociologists research the subculture of magicians.This book explores the questions that scholars from different fields of science have asked about the performances of magicians. For magicians this book provides new perspectives on their performance art. For people with a passive interest in magic, this book provides an insight into a quaint performance art that is normally surrounded in secrecy and clichés.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Perspectives on Magic: Scientific Views of Theatrical Magic. To get started finding Perspectives on Magic: Scientific Views of Theatrical Magic, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
170
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Third Hemisphere Publishing
Release
2013
ISBN
098756692X
Perspectives on Magic: Scientific Views of Theatrical Magic
Description: When people watch a magician create illusions, the question that is most pressing on their minds is: how did he do it?. This is not the only question that can be asked of a magic performance. A psychologist might ask why it is possible that the mind can be deceived, occupational therapists are interested in how performing magic tricks can help people with physical disabilities and sociologists research the subculture of magicians.This book explores the questions that scholars from different fields of science have asked about the performances of magicians. For magicians this book provides new perspectives on their performance art. For people with a passive interest in magic, this book provides an insight into a quaint performance art that is normally surrounded in secrecy and clichés.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Perspectives on Magic: Scientific Views of Theatrical Magic. To get started finding Perspectives on Magic: Scientific Views of Theatrical Magic, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.