Mark A Waddell

Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An accessible new exploration of the vibrant world of early modern Europe through a focus on magic, science, and religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9781108425285
• ISBN-10: 1108425283
• Artikelnr.: 60403226

Autorenporträt

Mark A. Waddell is Associate Professor at Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Hermeticism, the Cabala, and the Search for Ancient Wisdom
2. Witchcraft and Demonology
3. Magic, Medicine, and the Microcosm
4. A New Cosmos: Copernicus, Galileo, and the Motion of the Earth
5. Looking for God in the Cosmic Machine
6. Manipulating Nature: Experiment and Alchemy in the Scientific Revolution
7. A New World? The Dawn of the Enlightenment
Conclusion
Bibliographical Essays.