The Book of Magic

From Antiquity to the Enlightenment

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Copenhaver Brian

Verlag:

Penguin Random House

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: YGLWV97

EAN: 9780141393148

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Mo, 28.09.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

CHF 30.–

Beschreibung

'. as when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulfur 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.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Copenhaver Brian

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Format

Buch (Softcover)

Detailformat

Taschenbuch

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