The book of magic: from antiquity to the Enlightenment

As when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulphur and a volatile liquid are kindled by flame, an empty eggshell filled with dew is raised towards the Sun ... ' This rich, fascinating anthology of the western magical tradition stretches from...

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Weitere Verfasser: Copenhaver, Brian P. 1942- (ZusammenstellendeR, ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Penguin Classics 2016
Schriftenreihe:Penguin classics
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Zusammenfassung:As when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulphur and a volatile liquid are kindled by flame, an empty eggshell filled with dew is raised towards the Sun ... ' This rich, fascinating anthology of the western magical tradition stretches from its roots in the wizardry of the Old Testament and the rituals of the ancient world, through writers such as Thomas Aquinas, John Milton, John Dee and Matthew Hopkins, and up to the tangled, arcane beginnings of the scientific revolution. Arranged historically, with commentary, this book includes incantations, charms, curses, Golems, demons and witches, as well as astrology, divination and alchemy, with some ancient and medieval works which were once viewed as too dangerous even to open. Selected and translated with an introduction and notes by Brian Copenhaver."
Beschreibung:xxi, 679 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780141393148
0141393149
9780241198568
0241198569

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