Magic: Symbols and Texts of Magic

by Luis Carlos Molina Acevedo

Here, the magic is studied in its linguistic and semiotic aspects and is defined as
Magic is objectified language and symbols to operate with power over the world by a magician to the particular interest of an user into a community, whose interaction constitutes a system.
The study demands specific and analytical tools as
1. The Linguistics and Semiotics to study the expression of magic.
2. The Information Theory and its science involved (Dianetics and Bioenergetics) to show how magical effectiveness is reached.
3. The Theory of Post-modernity to analyze the scenic characteristics of magical ritual. The theatre aesthetics of magic is important for producing emotional reactions toward healing by the magical action.
4. The Theory of Speech Act and Philosophy of Symbolic Forms to show how manages to operate the magic with power over the world and its creatures.
5. The Theory of Discourse to establish the structure of magical discourse.
6. The Theory of Symbols to establish the symbolic structure of magic.

Genres: Nonfiction

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First published August 4, 2015

About the author

Luis Carlos Molina Acevedo is Social Communicator and Masters in Linguistics. The author has published the next books on online bookstores:
I Want to Fly, From Don Juan to Sexual Vampirism, The Imaginary of Exaggeration, The Clavicle of Dreams, For Writers by Writers, The Modern Concept of Communication, Is There Anybody Out The Wall?, Dr. House Syndrome, Zombie Factor, Magic: Symbols and Texts of Magic, Socio-semantics of Amity, and The Age of Locust.
Quiero Volar, El Alfarero de Cuentos, Virtuales Sensaciones, El Abogado del Presidente, Guayacán Rojo Sangre, Territorios de Muerte, Años de Langosta, El Confesor, El Orbe Llamador, Oscares al Desnudo, Diez Cortos Animados, La Fortaleza, Tribunal Inapelable, Operación Ameba, Territorios de la Muerte, La Edad de la Langosta, Del Donjuanismo al Vampirismo Sexual, Imaginaria de la Exageración, La Clavícula de los Sueños, Quince Escritores Colombianos, De Escritores para Escritores, El Moderno Concepto de Comunicación, Socio-semantics de la Amistad, Magia: Símbolos y Textos de la Magia, ¿Hay Alguien Afuera del Muro?, Síndrome Dr. House, y Factor Zombi.

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Reviews

[Liv · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very dissapointing. The author barely scratch the subjects she wants to talk about and directly moves to another one. I thought that here I will be able to find more information about certain topics... Wikipedia is still more helpful.