About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Escapology, Cold reading, Magic, Street performance, Magician's assistant, Glossary of conjuring, Intellectual rights to magic methods, Freddy the Magician, Hottrix, Timeline of magic, Gospel magic, Coin magic, Le Grand David, Micromagic, Exposure, Mentalism, Shore City Magicians Club, Street magic, Bizarre magic, Equivocation, Ultimate Magic, Self-working magic, Reginald Scot, Karrell Fox, Hocus Pocus, Theatrical seance, Play Dead, Christian Farla, Children's magic, Dean Carnegie, List of Derren Brown shows, series and specials, Don Wayne, Parlor magic, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Mathemagician, Platform magic, Stage illusions, Psychomagic, Conjuring Arts Research Center, Troublewit, Topit, Magicians Guild of America, Los Angeles Conference on Magic History, House of Magic UK, Society of Young Magicians, An Intimate Evening Of Grand Illusion, Torah magic, Broken wand ceremony, Invisible thread, Lapping, Manufacturers of magic effects, Magic Youth International, Magic Allied Arts, Servantes, Retention of vision, Shut eye, Magic world championship. Excerpt: Magic (sometimes referred to as stage magic to distinguish it from paranormal or ritual magic) is a performing art that entertains an audience by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats, using purely natural means. These feats are called magic tricks, effects, or illusions. One who performs such illusions is called a magician or an illusionist. Some performers may also be referred to by names reflecting the type of magical effects they present, such as prestidigitators, conjurors, mentalists, or escape artists. The term "magic" is etymologically derived from the Latin word magi, a term that was used to refer to Zoroastrians. Performances we would now recognize as conjuring have probably been practiced throughout history. The s...
