Science in an Enchanted World: Philosophy and Witchcraft in the Work of Joseph Glanvill

by Julie Davies

Best known as the Saducismus triumphatus (1681), Joseph Glanvill's book on witchcraft is among the most frequently published from the seventeenth century, and its arguments for the reality of diabolic witchcraft elicited passionate responses from critics and supporters alike. Davies untangles the intricate development of this text and explores how Glanvill's roles as theologian, philosopher and advocate for the Royal Society of London converge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032178671
• ISBN13: 9781032178677
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"