| Portion of title |
Story of Indian magic |
| Contents |
Introduction: 'So wonderfully strange' -- Of levitating Brahmins and prophesising apes -- Casting Indra's net -- The lovers of Jinns -- In the court of the kings -- A bed of nails -- The juggler's child -- Tricks of the trade -- Crossing the Kala Pani -- Spell-casters in the strangers' home -- Motilal's magical menagerie -- The Fakir invasion -- From turbans to top hats -- 'The most famous trick never performed' -- A rope trick in a snow storm, a fire-walk in Surrey -- The Maharajah of magic. |
| Abstract |
"How Indian magic descended from the realm of the gods to become a popular amusement for the masses around the globe"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Zubrzycki, John. Empire of enchantment. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] 9780190934668 |
| ISBN | 9780190914394 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0190914394 hardcover |
| ISBN | eBook |
| ISBN | eBook |
