Magic In Western Culture: From Antiquity To The Enlightenment - 9781107070523

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, this richly illustrated and groundbreaking book treats magic as a classical tradition with foundations that were distinctly philosophical.

• | Author: Brian P. Copenhaver
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 09, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 612 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 110707052X
• | ISBN-13: 9781107070523