Rein, Katharina <br/><br/>
Illusion in Cultural Practice  Productive Deceptions 

 -  Taylor & Francis  Routledge [Imprint]  2021 
 - 1 online resource 
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<br/><br/> "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." 
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<br/><br/><br/>eng 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781003188278 9781032036304 9781032036311 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.4324/9781003188278  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Critical theory.<br/>Illusion (Philosophy)<br/>Mass media--Philosophy.<br/>Illusion (Philosophie)<br/>Médias--Philosophie.<br/>Théorie critique.<br/>critical theories (dialectical critiques)<br/>critical theory (sociological concept)<br/>Critical theory<br/>Films, cinema<br/>History and Archaeology<br/>History<br/>Illusion (Philosophy)<br/>Mass media--Philosophy<br/>PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General<br/>PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General<br/>Performing arts<br/>Society and Social Sciences<br/>Television<br/>The Arts
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>acoustics aesthetics appearance cards cinema cultural cultures deception deceptive entertainment epistemology illusion illusionism illusions magic magicians optical illusion perception performance philosophy religion special effects spiritualism stage magic