Susanne Langer Quotes

Magic, then, is not a method, but a language; it is part and parcel of that greater phenomenon, ritual, which is the language of religion. Ritual is a symbolic transformation of experiences that no other medium can adequately express.

Susanne Langer

• Language
• Magic
• Transformation
• Phenomenon
• Ritual

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• Magic, then, is not a method, but a language; it is part and parcel of that greater phenomenon, ritual, which is the language of religion. Ritual is a symbolic transformation of experiences that no other medium can adequately express.

  

  Susanne Langer
  • Language
  • Magic
  • Transformation