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Libra Esoterica

White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance

by Paola Zambelli

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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This book explores philosophical theories which in the Renaissance provided an interpretation of nature, of its laws and exceptions and, lastly, of man’s capacity to dominate the cosmos by way of natural magic or by magical ceremonies. It does not concentrate on the Hermetic and Neoplatonic philosophers (Ficino, Pico, Della Porta), or on the relationship between magic and the scientific revolution, but rather upon the interference of the ideas and practices of learned magicians with popular rites and also with witchcraft, a most important question for social and religious history. New definitions of magic put forward by certain unorthodox and “wandering scholastics” (Trithemius, Agrippa, Paracelsus, Bruno) will interest readers of Renaissance and Reformation texts and history.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Ritual magic and grimoires, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the title, “Magic” in the description, “Magic” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Magic”· in title
    • “Magic”· in description
    • “Magic”· in subject
    • “Magic”· in edition title
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the description.

    • “Witchcraft”· in description
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “Hermeticism”. Retained metadata contains “hermetic” in the description.

    • “Hermeticism”· via OpenAlex
    • “hermetic”· in description

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OpenAlex scholarly book record

2007-07-30—English—Unknown

Subjects

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