David A. Grandy, Danny Ethus Burton

Magic, Mystery, and Science

The Occult in Western Civilization

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Produktbeschreibung

An account of the history and survival of non-scientific explanations of the world

Produktdetails

• Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 406
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 634g
• ISBN-13: 9780253216564
• ISBN-10: 0253216567
• Artikelnr.: 13653404

Autorenporträt

Dan Burton is Assistant Professor of History and Political Science at the University of North Alabama. He lives in Florence, Alabama. David Grandy is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Brigham Young University. He earned a Ph.D. in history and philosophy of science at Indiana University. He resides in Orem, Utah.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents:
Introduction
1. Egyptians and the Occult
2. Magic and Miracles
3. Numerology, the Cabala, and Alchemy
4. Astrology: The Starry Heavens Above
5. Ancient Evil
6. Satans, Demons, and Jinn
7. Witches and Witch-hunts in the West
8. Spirits, Science, and Pseudoscience in the 19th Century
9. New Age Preludes: Up the Garden Path?
10. ESP and Psi Phenomena
11. Nazism and Ancestral German Memories
12. UFO and Alien Abductions
13. Gnosticism, Old and New
14. NDEs, New Age, and New Physics
Notes
List of Illustration Credits
Index