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Hunting magic
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<p>Hunting magic is a form of <a href="/facts/Magic_(supernatural)/ttcCLh3A">magic</a> used in <a href="/facts/Hunter-gatherer/ghnjoNbJ">hunter-gatherer</a> societies that involves <a href="/facts/Rock_art/xHd4nVIV">rock art</a> in rituals to encourage a successful hunt. First observed among modern hunter-gatherers, it has been offered as a hypothesis to explain the purpose of ancient rock art from a <a href="/facts/Structural_functionalism/4GGGknC3">functionalist</a> approach. Proponents have pointed to violent imagery found in some rock art alongside animals as support for the hypothesis. </p><p><a href="/facts/Walter_Burkert/hbSlIfNH">Walter Burkert</a> in <i><a href="/facts/Homo_Necans/u4MIJrSg">Homo Necans</a></i> (1972) suggested that hunting magic rituals are significant in the <a href="/facts/Origin_of_religion/0WqBjPAm">origin of religion</a>. </p>