Behind the Crystal Ball: Magic, Science, and the Occult from Antiquity Through the New Age, Revised Edition

Aveni, Anthony

ISBN 10: 0870816713 / ISBN 13: 9780870816710

Published by University Press of Colorado, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Behind the Crystal Ball: Magic, Science, and the Occult from Antiquity Through the New Age, Revised Edition
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870816713
• ISBN 13: 9780870816710
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this fascinating exploration of occult practice, Anthony Aveni takes the reader on a whirlwind tour through time and space to unveil the many ways people have used magic over the millennia in hopes of improving their lives. As Aveni persuasively argues, the ancients sought what we now search for through science and religion - a clearer picture of humanity's place in the cosmos.

About the Author

Anthony Aveni is the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of Astronomy, Anthropolgy, and Native Amerifan Studies at Colgate University. He has researched and written about Maya Astronomy for more than four decades. He was named a U.S. National Professor of the year and has been awarded the H.B. Nicholson Medal for Excellence in Research in Mesoamerican Studies by Harvard's Peabody Museum.