The occult sciences: The philosophy of magic, prodigies and apparent miracles [1846]

Hardcover binding. Language: English. Approximately 808 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1846. Study of the occult sciences, magic, prodigies, and apparent miracles, presenting a wide-ranging historical and philosophical discussion of marvels, credulity, and explanations of unusual phenomena. The work is of interest for readers of the history of ideas, popular belief, and the literature of the supernatural, and includes references and an index. This volume examines the philosophical interpretation of extraordinary events, wonders, and reputed miracles, with attention to the intellectual history of occult belief and its treatment in learned discourse. It will appeal to collectors and researchers interested in magic, superstition, and the historical study of the marvellous. Book images are non-contractual.