From the Book - First American edition.
What is magic and why is it important?
The deep history of magic (c. 40,000-60000 BCE)
The magic of the cities: Mesopotamia and Egypt (4000-1000 BCE)
Chinese magic: deep participation (c. 20,000 BCE-present)
Shamanism and magic on the Eurasian Steppe (c. 4000 BCE-present)
Magical traditions in prehistoric European (10,000-0 BCE)
Jewish, Greek and Roman magic (c 1000 BCE-1000 CE)
The magics of Africa, Australia and the Americas
Medieval and modern magic in Europe (500 CE-present)
Timeline: Global history of magic.
