The Book Of Magic, by Brian Copenhaver
Offers stories that feature forms of magic and possession - from Moses battling with Pharaoh's wizards to the supernatural actions of Jesus and his disciples. This book is filled with incantations, charms, curses, summonings, cures and descriptions of extraordinary, shadowy, only half-understood happenings from long ago.
This illuminating book should dispel the notion that magic was just superstition and secure its place in the history of ideas.. for anyone wanting a more informed view of the uses of enchantment, Copenhaver's volume is a peerless resource -- Philip Ball Prospect An impressive and well-edited anthology... reading this rich collection allows each of us to cut our own path through the dense snarls of the history of a body of ideas -- Diane Purkiss Times Literary Supplement
Brian Copenhaver is 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. This book is in many ways a summa of the interests and writers with which he has been preoccupied throughout his career.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241198568 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241198569 |
| Title | The Book Of Magic, |
| Author | Brian Copenhaver |
| Series | Penguin Classics Hardcover Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-11-18 |
| Number of pages | 672 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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