The word "magic" derives from the Latin, the Greek, the Old Persian, and, ultimately, the Proto-Indo-European magh, "to help, to be able, to be powerful," from which also derive the words "almighty," ...
1. The origin and development of religion: -- Animism / Tylor -- The nature, attributes, and worship of the primitive high god / Schmidt -- The formation of monotheism / Pettazzoni -- Sacrifice among ...
"Our religion and superstition was all mixed up" : conjure, Christianity, and African American supernatural traditions -- "Africa was a land a' magic power since de beginnin' a history" : Old World ...