The occult sciences in the Renaissance;: A study in intellectual patterns
Language: English
Published by University of California Press, 1972
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- Hardcover
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Offers a summary and analysis of five esoteric 'scientific' system: astrology, natural or white magic, witchcraft, alchemy, and the meditative philosophy associated with Hermes Trismegistus. Illustrated, black & white. Notes to each of the chapters. Includes a Bibliographical Note. Index. xxxi, 284 pp. Fine Hardcover in full cloth w/ Fine dj.
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- Title
- The occult sciences in the Renaissance;: A study in intellectual patterns
- Author
- Shumaker, Wayne
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Publication year
- 1972
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0520020219
- ISBN 13
- 9780520020214
- Illustrator
- Well-illustrated
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 2nd Printing
- Dimensions
- Large 8vo.
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"The . . . usefulness of this book for students of Renaissance literature and culture will not soon be ended." - Virginia Quarterly Review
"The absence of contaminating traces either of condescension or of credulousness give this absorbing volume a special authority and place on the shelves of any reader or any library where the history of modern thoughts is relevant." - Scientific American
"A remarkable summary and analysis of the five systems of esoteric science so influential in the Renaissance." - Milton Quarterly
"A magnificent job of tying together a vast number of diverse sources into a unified whole . . . engrossing in its entirety." -The Sciences
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