The Occult in Early Modern Europe - A Documentary History (Hardcover)

Witchcraft and the occult sciences are areas which have benefited from the spread of more sophisticated cultural studies in recent years. The old debate as to whether or not witches were really believed to exist has collapsed in the face of the bodies of evidence suggesting a widespread acceptance of the occult in a notionally Christian Europe. This wide-ranging documentary anthology shows the pan European nature of the phenomenon, its spread through all classes and its importance in people's thinking about the natural world. It covers magic, witchcraft, astrology, alchemy and other related occult themes and presents them, not as disparate elements of folkloric belief and intellectual aberrations, but as parts of a coherent world view, argued in accordance with its given basic principles. This collection is drawn from a wide range of authors from the early modern period and includes many newly translated documents.

General

Imprint:	Red Globe Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Documents in History
Release date:	February 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-333-68814-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-333-68814-7
Barcode:	9780333688144

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