Martin Del Rio : Investigations into Magic (Social and Cultural Values in Early Modern Europe)

Martin Del Rio : Investigations into Magic (Social and Cultural Values in Early Modern Europe)

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 320 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780719049767
  • DDC分類 909

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2000. This is the first English translation of one of the most important, interesting and comprehensive discussions of the occult sciences ever published.

Full Description


An English translation of an important discussion of the occult sciences. The work deals not only with magic in all its forms, from the manipulation of angelic and demonic powers to straightforward conjuring and illusion, but also with witchcraft, alchemy, astrology, divination, prophecy and possession by evil spirits. In addition, Del Rio gives judges and confessors practical advice on the most effective ways of dealing with people who are accused of practising magic, and enlivens his whole discussion with anecdotes drawn from a range of sources, including his own experience.

Contents

Magic in general, and natural and artifical magic in particular; magic involving evil spirits; harmful magic and superstition; divination; the duty of judges in dealing with workers of harmful magic - or, the judicial process in relation to the crime of magic; the duty of a confessor.