Brian Copenhaver: 2 books
The Book of Magic
From Antiquity to the Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
'. . . 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 . . .'
An odd feature of the Bible is that it is full of stories featuring forms...
Magic in Western Culture
From Antiquity to the Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
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 - whose work on magic was the most influential account written in premodern times - this...