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Libra Esoterica

The Occult Sciences in the Renaissance

a study in intellectual patterns

by Wayne Shumaker

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Fiction

Description

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The only short and acceptable summary and analysis of the five Renaissance occult sciences. — Times Literary Supplement

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Astrology, Demonology, angelology, and possession, Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from harvard and openalex matched “occultism”. Retained metadata contains “occult” in the title, “Occult sciences” in the title, “occult” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “occultism”· via Harvard LibraryCloud
    • “occultism”· via OpenAlex
    • “occult”· in title
    • “Occult sciences”· in title
    • “occult”· in description
    • “Occult sciences”· in description
  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subject metadata.

    • “Magic”· in subject
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata.

    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the subject metadata.

    • “Alchemy”· in subject
  • Astrology

    Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the subject metadata and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

    • “astrological”· in subject
    • “Astrology”· in subject
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Retained metadata contains “Goetia” in the subject metadata.

    • “Goetia”· in subject

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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Editions

Sources report 2 editions; 1 cataloged here.

A Study in Intellectual Patterns

OpenAlex scholarly book record

1 online resource (287 p.)

1972-12-31University of California PressEnglish
  • 9780520020214
  • 9780520038400
  • 9780520340916
  • 0520020219
  • +1 more
Catalog record

Subjects

51 subject headings

Identifiers & provenance

How this record was assembled, and the authority identifiers it carries.

Catalog id
openalex:W3200040902
Edition coverage
Multi source partial
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