Chapter 9 Talking rocks, illusory sounds, and projections of the otherworld Acoustics of sacred sites as a magic media in shamanic cultures

Chapter 9 Talking rocks, illusory sounds, and projections of the otherworld Acoustics of sacred sites as a magic media in shamanic cultures

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This volume explores illusionism as a much larger phenomenon than optical illusion, magic shows, or special effects, as a vital part of how we perceive, process, and shape the world we live in. Considering different cultural practices characterised by illusionism, this book suggests a new approach t...

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Main Author: Shpinitskaya, Julia (auth)
Other Authors: Rainio, Riitta (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
Subjects:
Theatre studies
Film, TV & radio
Radio
Television
Philosophy
Philosophy: aesthetics
Philosophy of mind
Phenomenology & Existentialism
Media studies
Popular culture
Sociology
acoustics, aesthetics, cards, appearance, cinema, cultural, cultures, deception, deceptive, entertainment, epistemology, illusion, illusions, illusionism, magic, magicians, stage magic, optical illusion, spiritualism, religion, aesthetics, philosophy, perception, performance, special effects
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Summary:This volume explores illusionism as a much larger phenomenon than optical illusion, magic shows, or special effects, as a vital part of how we perceive, process, and shape the world we live in. Considering different cultural practices characterised by illusionism, this book suggests a new approach to illusion via media theory. Each of the chapters analyses a specific kind of illusionistic practice and the concept of illusionism it entails in a given context, including philosophy, perception and cognitive theory, performance magic, occultism, optics, physiology, early cinema, cartomancy, spiritualism, architecture, shamanic rituals, and theoretical physics, to show the diversity of shapes that illusionism and illusions can take. The book provides detailed analyses of illusions within performance and ritual magic, philosophy, art history and psychology as well as a first approach to the study of illusions outside of these established fields. It aims to find ways of identifying and analysing a wider range of illusions in the humanities. This multidisciplinary and comprehensive volume will appeal to scholars and students with an interest in media and culture, theatre and performance, philosophy, sociology, politics and religion.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (25 p.)
ISBN:9781003188278-13
9781032036304
9781032036311
Access:Open Access

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