After the death of a famous movie star, auctions may be held of his or her personal belongings. A few years ago, the sale of a popular actor’s shirt almost caused a riot among teenage girls who were bidding for it. The assumption that owning, touching, or wearing a person’s shirt somehow puts you in touch with him could be used as an example of:
a. internal magic.
b. symbolic magic.
c. imitative magic.
d. Witchcraft.
e. contagious magic.
ANSWER: e
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