Chapter IV: Magic 108

§ 1. _Antiquity of Magic_ 108-9

§ 2. _What is Magic?_—Magic defined; imaginary impersonal
force contrasted with power of spirits; its action
uniform like laws of nature. Kinds of Magic 109-12

§ 3. _The Beginnings of Magic._—A matter of speculation.
The earliest were probably the simplest, and the
kinds that have prevailed most widely by tradition
and hereditary predisposition. The chief source of
belief in Magic is the mistaking of coincidence for
causation 112-19

§ 4. _Magical Force and Primitive Ideas of
Causation._—Idea of magical force derived from
physical force (empathy, Animatism, invisible action
at a distance, mana). How Animism and Magic corrupt
the ideas of causation 119-24

§ 5. _Magic and Mystery_ 124-6

§ 6. _Volitional Magic._—A relatively late idea 126-8

§ 7. _The Evolution of Magic—Direct Magic._—Growth and
differentiation; four stages; spells and charms; taboo 128-34

§ 8. _Indirect or “Sympathetic” Magic._—Principles
of Sympathetic Magic—mimesis and participation;
connection with Animism. Exemplary Magic 134-42

§ 9. _The Dissolution of Magic_ 143-4