White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance
White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance

Author: Paola Zambelli

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007-07-30

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9047421388

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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.

Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3

Author: Karen Jolly

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780485891034

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Between the age of St. Augustine and the sixteenth century reformations magic continued to be both a matter of popular practice and of learned inquiry. This volume deals with its use in such contexts as healing and divination and as an aspect of the knowledge of nature's occult virtues and secrets.>

White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance
White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance

Author: Paola Zambelli

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 9004160981

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The ideas of philosophers (Ficino, Pico, Della Porta, Bruno) on magic interfered with popular alternative and witchcraft rites. This book focuses on "wandering scholastics" (Trithemius, Agrippa, Paracelsus, Bruno) and will be a stimulating read for all those interested in Renaissance mentality.

The Book of Black Magic and Ceremonial Magic
The Book of Black Magic and Ceremonial Magic

Author: Arthur Edward Waite

Publisher: Book Tree

Published: 2006-09

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1585092665

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The author has assembled a number of magical spells and treatises from a variety of obscure sources. The result is a great overview of magic from an important figure in Western occultism. A great reference book on ritual magic, of which only a few good ones exist today.

Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 4
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 4

Author: William Monter

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0485891042

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The fifteenth to eighteenth centuries was a period of witchcraft prosecutions throughout Europe and modern scholars have now devoted a huge amount of research to these episodes. This volume will attempt to bring this work together by summarising the history of the trials in a new way - according to the types of legal systems involved. Other topics covered will be the continued practical use made of magic, the elaboration of demonological theories about witchcraft and magic, and the further development of scientific interests in natural magic through the 'Neoplatonic' and 'Hermetic' period.Amongst the topics included here are Superstition and Belief in high and popular culture, the place of Medicine, Witchcraft survivals in art and literature, and the survival of Persecution.>

Renaissance Magic
Renaissance Magic

Author: Brian P. Levack

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780815310341

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First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Witchcraft and Black Magic
Witchcraft and Black Magic

Author: Montague Summers

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-16

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0486411257

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Historical overview of demonology and the occult defines witchcraft and examines ceremonial practices, the casting of spells and conjuring, celebration of the Black Mass, and much more. A masterfully written, highly readable work.

Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 2
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 2

Author: Bengt Ankarloo

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 1999-10-14

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9780812217056

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Topics include binding spells, curse tablets, and the demonization of magic and sorcery by Christianity.