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Edward Bever

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A Neurocognitive Realist Perspective on Magic

Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft September 1, 2026 Edward Bever

Abstract: Magic is a useful term because it references something real: a set of phenomena stemming from alterations of neural functioning that facilitate heightened access to knowledge and manifestation of human powers. Witchcraft anthropologically defined centers on the potential for one person's ill-will to be communicated and trigger another's illness or accident spontaneously through the...