What question did this study set out to answer?

The central aim is to examine how the definition of 'magic' varies from the medieval to the digital age.

March 27, 2026

Afterword: Is the Magic in "Digital Magic" the Same as the Magic in "Medieval Magic"?

Key Points

The central aim is to examine how the definition of 'magic' varies from the medieval to the digital age.
Conducted a critique of the definitions of 'magic' from historical texts.
Analyzed contemporary online uses of the term 'magic'.
Compared and contrasted meanings across different eras.
Identified core meanings of magic that persist across time.
Highlighted differences in the application of magic in medieval and twenty-first-century contexts.
Concluded that the term 'magic' evolves but retains some fundamental aspects.

Abstract

Abstract: This afterword to the special issue on digital and digitized magic asks whether the term "magic" is stable across historical periods. Through an explication of standard meanings of "magic" in the medieval period, it develops an appreciative critique of the applications of "magic" to twenty first-century online contexts.

KI fragen

Bookmark