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The Book of Magic
From Antiquity to the Enlightenment
Taschenbuch von Brian Copenhaver
Sprache: Englisch

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A rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, now in a Penguin Classics black spine edition

". . . 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 . . ."

The Bible is full of stories featuring forms of magic and possession-from Moses battling with Pharaoh's wizards to the supernatural actions of Jesus and his disciples. As, over the following centuries, the Christian church attempted to stamp out "deviant" practices, a persistent interest in magic drew strength from this Biblical validation. A strange blend of mumbo-jumbo, fear, fraud, and deeply serious study, magic was at the heart of the European Renaissance, fascinating many of its greatest figures.

This is a book filled with incantations, charms, curses, summonings, cures, and descriptions of extraordinary, shadowy, only half-understood happenings from long ago. It features writers as various as Thomas Aquinas, John Milton, John Dee, Ptolemy, and Paracelsus along with anonymous ancient and medieval works that were, in some cases, viewed as simply too dangerous even to open.

The Book of Magic will be welcomed by everyone from those with the most casual interest in the magical tradition to anyone drawn to the Renaissance and the tangled, arcane roots of the scientific tradition.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
A rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, now in a Penguin Classics black spine edition

". . . 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 . . ."

The Bible is full of stories featuring forms of magic and possession-from Moses battling with Pharaoh's wizards to the supernatural actions of Jesus and his disciples. As, over the following centuries, the Christian church attempted to stamp out "deviant" practices, a persistent interest in magic drew strength from this Biblical validation. A strange blend of mumbo-jumbo, fear, fraud, and deeply serious study, magic was at the heart of the European Renaissance, fascinating many of its greatest figures.

This is a book filled with incantations, charms, curses, summonings, cures, and descriptions of extraordinary, shadowy, only half-understood happenings from long ago. It features writers as various as Thomas Aquinas, John Milton, John Dee, Ptolemy, and Paracelsus along with anonymous ancient and medieval works that were, in some cases, viewed as simply too dangerous even to open.

The Book of Magic will be welcomed by everyone from those with the most casual interest in the magical tradition to anyone drawn to the Renaissance and the tangled, arcane roots of the scientific tradition.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Über den Autor
Selected and Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Brian Copenhaver
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Volkskunde
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Völkerkunde
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 704 S.
ISBN-13: 9780141393148
ISBN-10: 0141393149
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Copenhaver, Brian
Redaktion: Copenhaver, Brian
Übersetzung: Copenhaver, Brian
Zusammengestellt: Copenhaver, Brian
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 128 x 43 mm
Von/Mit: Brian Copenhaver
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.03.2017
Gewicht: 0,485 kg
Artikel-ID: 103622651
Über den Autor
Selected and Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Brian Copenhaver
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Volkskunde
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Völkerkunde
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 704 S.
ISBN-13: 9780141393148
ISBN-10: 0141393149
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Copenhaver, Brian
Redaktion: Copenhaver, Brian
Übersetzung: Copenhaver, Brian
Zusammengestellt: Copenhaver, Brian
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 128 x 43 mm
Von/Mit: Brian Copenhaver
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.03.2017
Gewicht: 0,485 kg
Artikel-ID: 103622651
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