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Unlocked Books: Manuscripts of Learned Magic in the Medieval Libraries of Central Europe (Magic in History Magic in History) (Magic in History Magic in History)
During the Middle Ages, the Western world translated the incredible Arabic scientific corpus and imported it into Western culture: Arabic philosophy, optics, and physics, as well as alchemy, astrology, and talismanic magic. The line between the scientific and
$55.36
Magic in Ancient Egypt
"Magic in Ancient Egypt" makes a welcome reappearance in this revised and updated edition. The Egyptians were famous in the ancient world for their knowledge of magic. Religion, medicine, technology and what we would call magic co-existed without apparent
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Magic in the Middle Ages (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)
This textbook deals with magic, both natural and demonic, within the broad context of medieval culture. Covering the years c. 500 to 1500, with a chapter on antiquity, it invesigates the way magic relates to the many other cultural forms of the time, such as
$16.95
Studies On Astral Magic In Medieval Jewish Thought (Brill Reference Library of Judaism) (Brill Reference Library of Judaism)
The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrology and magic, exposing how Hermetic magic seeped into Jewish literature and Jewish philosophy. Following astral magic in its convoluted course, this original work sheds new light on rationalist Jewish
$170.00
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3: The Middle Ages (Witchcraft and Magic in Europe)
During the Middle Ages a shared European concept of magic emerged. In the early period, pagan beliefs and practices were absorbed into everyday culture, including the rituals of the Church. The rise of the practice of "white magic" in the twelfth century
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Studies On Astral Magic In Medieval Jewish Thought (Brill Reference Library of Judaism) (Brill Reference Library of Judaism)
The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrology and magic, exposing how Hermetic magic seeped into Jewish literature and Jewish philosophy. Following astral magic in its convoluted course, this original work sheds new light on rationalist Jewish
$170.00
Magic in Medieval Manuscripts (Medieval Life in Manuscripts)
Magic existed in diverse forms in the Middle Ages, from simple charms to complex and subversive demonic magic. Its negative characteristics were defined by theologians who sought to isolate undesirable rituals and beliefs, but there were also many who
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Defining Dominion: The Discourses of Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern France and Germany (Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Civilization)
In this intriguing volume, Gerhild Scholz Williams explores the roles of magic and demonology in France and Germany in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. She guides the reader through a variety of texts--many of them popular and influential in their
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Magic Tree House Research Guide #10: Ancient Greece and the Olympics: A Nonfiction Companion to Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House Rsrch Gdes(R))
What was it like to live in ancient Greece? What gods and goddesses did Greeks believe in? How did the Olympics start? What was the winner’s prize? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide. Includes fun
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White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance (Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions)
The ideas of philosophers (Ficino, Pico, Della Porta, Bruno) on magic interfered with popular alternative and witchcraft rites. This book focuses on wandering scholastics (Trithemius, Agrippa, Paracelsus, Bruno) and will be a stimulating read for all those
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