Print Magic and Secularisation in Late Colonial India
The English Historical Review September 9, 2026 Markus Daechsel
Abstract A new genre of magic publications became prominent in the vernacular print culture of India in the aftermath of the First World War. It consisted of cheap and easily accessible compendia combining many different genres of magic, from witchcraft and ‘service magic’ to clairvoyance, omens and auguries, spirit possession and folk medicine, offering both a sense of wonder and excitement...