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A Penguin Classics Hardcover Ser.: The Book of Magic : From Antiquity to the...
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- Seller notes
- “Clean Unmarked Copy (101)”
- ISBN
- 9780241198568
- Book Title
- Book of Magic : from Antiquity to the Enlightenment
- Book Series
- A Penguin Classics Hardcover Ser.
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Bickford-Smith, Coralie, Yes
- Item Height
- 1.6 in
- Genre
- Body, Mind & Spirit, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Folklore & Mythology, Europe / Renaissance, Magick Studies, Occultism
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Item Weight
- 38.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 672 Pages
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A rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost , in a beautiful hardcover 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.
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Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0241198569
ISBN-13
9780241198568
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Book of Magic : from Antiquity to the Enlightenment
Illustrator
Bickford-Smith, Coralie, Yes
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Folklore & Mythology, Europe / Renaissance, Magick Studies, Occultism
Publication Year
2016
Book Series
A Penguin Classics Hardcover Ser.
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
672 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Item Weight
38.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Bf1611
Notes by
Copenhaver, Brian
Reviews
This illuminating book should dispel the notion that magic was just superstition and secure its place in the history of ideas... for anyone wanting a more informed view of the uses of enchantment, Copenhaver's volume is a peerless resource
Copyright Date
2015
Selected by
Copenhaver, Brian
Dewey Decimal
133.4309
Dewey Edition
23
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