Stolen Lightning (nonfiction)

Stolen Lightning: The Social Theory of Magic by Daniel Lawrence O'Keefe.

Stolen Lightning: The Social Theory of Magic is a book by Daniel Lawrence O'Keefe concerning the origins and development of magic, religion, and the individual.

Reviews

A Los Angeles Times book review called this book "a spectacular synthesis of sociology, anthropology, and psychoanalysis ... a tour de force of accessible scholarship".

The New York Times Book Review said it is "a powerful explication of how deeply magic is embedded in society."

Commonweal classified it as "a potential classic".

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Demon (nonfiction)

External links

• Daniel O'Keefe (writer) @ Wikipedia