Magic in Western Culture: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment

by Brian P. Copenhaver

Book Overview

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 groundbreaking book treats magic as a classical tradition with foundations that were distinctly philosophical. Besides Ficino, the premodern story of magic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107692172
• ISBN13: 9781107692176
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 614 Pages
• Weight: 2.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"