| Descriptor English: | Magic | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Magia                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Magia | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Magie | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Magics | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E02.190.901.411 I01.076.201.450.897.439  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008273 | ||||
| Scope note: | Beliefs and practices concerned with producing desired results through supernatural forces or agents as with the manipulation of fetishes or rituals. | 
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| Annotation: | IM; consider also WITCHCRAFT | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        HI                                                            history PX psychology  | 
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| DeCS ID: | 8447 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D008273 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2001/07/25 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics - 
                                    
ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA
Social Sciences [I01]Social Sciences 
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| Scope note | Beliefs and practices concerned with producing desired results through supernatural forces or agents as with the manipulation of fetishes or rituals. | 
| Preferred term | Magic | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Magics                                                 | 
                                
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