Draft:Outline of magic (illusion)

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to magic:

Magic, which encompasses the subgenres of close-up magic, parlor magic, and stage magic, among others, is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by tricks, effects, or illusions of seemingly impossible feats, using natural means. It is to be distinguished from paranormal magic which are effects claimed to be created through supernatural means. It is one of the oldest performing arts in the world.

What type of thing is magic?

Magic can be described as all of the following:

• An art –

• • A performing art –

Types of magic

By scale of audience

• Close-up magic

• Parlor magic

• Stage magic

By genre

• Street magic

History of magic

History of magic

General magic concepts

• Illusion – a phenomenon that tricks the senses; the type of phenomenon magic is based on.

• Magic (illusion)

• Timeline of magic
• List of magic tricks
• Intellectual rights to magic methods
• Exposure (magic)
• List of conjuring terms
• List of magic museums
• List of magicians
• Mentalism