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What is the history of Magic?
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The history of magic is well documented. The idea of magic is as old as the first documented ancient recorded history. In Egypt magicians were performing many centuries ago in the Pharaoh's court to entertain the sovereign and his family and the elite. Later on magicians performed in the streets and marketplaces of ancient Greece and Rome. Thus almost every society has had some form of magic. Traditionally most magic was performed in open spaces outdoors in colorful marketplaces, in fairs and on the street corners of towns and villages. Magicians had no access to stages and their shows were limited to the objects that they could carry along with them while traveling. A couple of links that talk about this topic from different perspectives can be entered here:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11197b.htm
http://skepdic.com/magicalthinking.html
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11197b.htm
http://skepdic.com/magicalthinking.html
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