Magic, memory and natural philosophy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
Auteur :
Clucas, Stephen
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781409419754
Date de publication :
28 avr. 2011
Dimensions :
22,4 x 15,0 cm
Poids :
770 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A collection of Stephen Clucas' articles that addresses the complex interactions between religion, natural philosophy and magic in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe. It includes essays on the Elizabethan mathematician and magus John Dee that show the angelic conversations of John Dee owed a significant debt to mediaeval magical traditions.