Magic in Western Culture: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment

Magic in Western Culture: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment
ISBN-10
110707052X
ISBN-13
9781107070523
Category
History
Pages
600
Language
English
Published
2015-09-09
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Brian P. Copenhaver

Description

The story of the beliefs and practices called 'magic' starts in ancient Iran, Greece, and Rome, before entering its crucial Christian phase in the Middle Ages. Centering on the Renaissance and Marsilio Ficino, this richly illustrated and groundbreaking book treats magic as a classical tradition with foundations that were distinctly philosophical.

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