{"product_id":"the-book-of-magic-from-antiquity-to-the-enlightenment-paperback","title":"The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Copenhaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Selected by), \u003cb\u003eBrian Copenhaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eBrian Copenhaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, now in a Penguin Classics black spine edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \". . . as when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulfur and a volatile liquid are kindled by flame, an empty eggshell filled with dew is raised towards the Sun . . .\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Bible is full of stories featuring forms of magic and possession--from Moses battling with Pharaoh's wizards to the supernatural actions of Jesus and his disciples. As, over the following centuries, the Christian church attempted to stamp out \"deviant\" practices, a persistent interest in magic drew strength from this Biblical validation. A strange blend of mumbo-jumbo, fear, fraud, and deeply serious study, magic was at the heart of the European Renaissance, fascinating many of its greatest figures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a book filled with incantations, charms, curses, summonings, cures, and descriptions of extraordinary, shadowy, only half-understood happenings from long ago. It features writers as various as Thomas Aquinas, John Milton, John Dee, Ptolemy, and Paracelsus along with anonymous ancient and medieval works that were, in some cases, viewed as simply too dangerous even to open. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e will be welcomed by everyone from those with the most casual interest in the magical tradition to anyone drawn to the Renaissance and the tangled, arcane roots of the scientific tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Copenhaver \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of philosophy and history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and is one of the world's foremost scholars on Renaissance magic and mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376499638450,"sku":"9780141393148","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/89ed706a7863f6f874a81ede92fe1d01.webp?v=1777704956","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-book-of-magic-from-antiquity-to-the-enlightenment-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}