Magic and the mind : mechanisms, functions, and development of magical thinking and behavior / Eugene Subbotsky.

Magical reality
Children and magic
Verbal magical beliefs and children's everyday experience
Magical thinking and children's cognitive development
Beyond childhood
Culture and magical thinking
Magic and exploratory behavior
Magical thinking and imagination
Magic and human communication
Magical beliefs and psychological defense
Magical thinking and the mind
Magical thinking and beliefs across lifespan : a summary.