I came across this review/discussion of Edith Nesbit's The Enchanted Castle by Emily Croy Barker, published in the New York Times last year. Says Ms. Barker,
As disciplines, magic and the law are usually considered to have little in common. One is mystical, otherworldly, associated with phenomena that reason can’t comprehend; the other is anchored in the affairs of this world and at least aspires to be governed by logic and principle. And yet, as literature shows us, if you want to dabble in magic safely and successfully, it helps to have the advice of a good attorney.
Hmmm. When I read passages like this one, they remind me that there are lots of people out there who still aren't convinced that law and magic are disciplines one can fruitfully compare. Maybe I should send Ms. Barker a copy of the law and magic book. Or at least a citation.
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