The Place of Magic in the Intellectual History of Europe / Lynn Thorndike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thorndike, Lynn, author.

Series:

Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magic--History.

Magic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1905]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Looks at the general belief of witchcraft, astrology and magicians in Europe. Also studies the origins of magic and its relation to science.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. ILLUSTRATIONS OF BELIEF IN MAGIC IN MEDIEVAL AND IN EARLY MODERN TIMES

CHAPTER II. MAGIC: ITS ORIGINS AND RELATIONS TO SCIENCE

CHAPTER III. PLINY'S NATURAL HISTORY

CHAPTER IV. SOME ANTECEDENTS OF THE BELIEF IN MAGIC IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE

CHAPTER V. BELIEF IN MAGIC IN THE EMPIRE

CHAPTER VI. CRITICS OF MAGIC

CHAPTER VII. THE LAST CENTURY OF THE EMPIRE

CHAPTER VIII. CONCLUSION

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89626-3

OCLC:

1100435857