About the book: 2006 / At all times, the mysterious and magical have attracted and beckoned people. Belief in miracles is characteristic of both our distant ancestors and ourselves. This book tells readers the history of magic in a fascinating and informative way and reveals some of its secrets. At the same time, the author deliberately does not touch upon the topic of the medieval Inquisition, which has been repeatedly covered in other publications, but pays the greatest attention to exotic cults, such as voodoo and shamanism, many aspects of which are covered in Russian for the first time.