New Approaches to the History of Science and Medicine #: Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe

New Approaches to the History of Science and Medicine #: Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe
Mark A Waddell
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28 Jan 2021 UK
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9781108441650
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From the recovery of ancient ritual magic at the height of the Renaissance to the ignominious demise of alchemy at the dawn of the Enlightenment, Mark A. Waddell explores the rich and complex ways that premodern people made sense of their world. He describes a time when witches flew through the dark of night to feast on the flesh of unbaptized infants, magicians conversed with angels or struck pacts with demons, and astrologers cast the horoscopes of royalty. Ground-breaking discoveries changed the way that people understood the universe while, in laboratories and coffee houses, philosophers discussed how to reconcile the scientific method with the veneration of God. This engaging, illustrated new study introduces readers to the vibrant history behind the emergence of the modern world.

Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe

' An enchanting, yet eminently accessible, tour of the magical and mysterious in European thought from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. The real wizardry is how Waddell masterfully explains the uniqueness of early modern views of magic, religion and nature, while emphasizing the profound links between this past and our present. ' Matthew James Crawford, Kent State University ' Waddell provides a superb review of the intersections among belief systems and underlines the great extent to which they determined early modern lived experience. Magic, Science and Religion in Early Modern Europe is deftly written and invites the reader to imagine as well as learn, to engage curiosity and passion as well as intellect. It is a triumph in the genre. ' Allison Kavey, CUNY John Jay College and CUNY Graduate Center
Mark A. Waddell is Associate Professor at Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University.
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ISBN-13: 9781108441650
Published: 28 Jan 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 317g
Pages: 300

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