Magic in early modern england: literature, politics, and supernatural power
Auteur :
Moore, Andrew
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498575515
Date de publication :
15 mai 2023
Dimensions :
23,8 x 15,9 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book places early modern philosophy and political theory into conversation with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writing on magic: plays, spell books, treatises, and witch trial narratives. Reading works by Hobbes and Bacon alongside writing by necromancers and witch-hunters reveals a broad cultural obsession with supernatural power.