Browsing Senter for velferds- og arbeidslivsforskning (SVA) by Subject "Magic"
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"Calling it a Crisis : Modes of Creativity, Work and Magic in an Elite Architect Company
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)In recent years we have seen a resurfacing of magic as an analytical category in anthropological literature, with particular emphasis on modern forms of occultism and witchcraft. Magic has yet to prove itself a useful ... -
Sketching with Knives: Architects & The Confidence Theory of Magic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)‘Isn't gravity wonderful? That's the magic trick in a way'. The Malinowskian ‘confidence theory of magic’ (1935) points to how a person, through the ritual act, becomes empowered to believe he can master nature's obstacles, ...