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21 produkter
Occult in Early Modern Europe
A Documentary History
Inbunden, 1999
1838 kr
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Witchcraft and the occult sciences are areas which have benefited enormously from the spread of more sophisticated cultural studies in recent years. The old debate as to whether or not witches were really believed to exist has collapsed in the face of the overwhelming bodies of evidence suggesting …
Occult in Early Modern Europe
Häftad, 1999
472 kr
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Witchcraft and the occult sciences are areas which have benefited from the spread of more sophisticated cultural studies in recent years. The old debate as to whether or not witches were really believed to exist has collapsed in the face of the bodies of evidence suggesting a widespread acceptance …
Witch Hunters
Professional Prickers, Unwitchers and Witch-finders of the Renaissance
Häftad, 2005
206 kr
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The history of a unique reign of terror. A thoroughly readable book on the lives and careers of possibly the most sadistic group of people of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the 'great age' of witch-hunting in Europe and North America.From the doyen of witch-hunters, the Jesuit del Rio, to …
Great Scottish Witch-Hunt
Häftad, 2008
178 kr
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The first history of the most intense period of witch-hunting in Scotland revealing the number of women and men strangled and burned alive at the stake.Scotland, in common with the rest of Europe, was troubled from time to time by outbreaks of witchcraft which the authorities sought to contain and …
Occult in Medieval Europe 500-1500
Häftad, 2005
500 kr
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Of all the epithets popularly attached to the Middle Ages, 'superstitious' is perhaps the most common and most misleading. The 18th century view that the era was represented by the Catholic Church and therefore backward and 'dark', in contrast to their own times which were forward-looking, rational …
Witch Beliefs and Witch Trials in the Middle Ages
Documents and Readings
Häftad, 2011
514 kr
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This title features new translations of primary documents of a crucial period in the development of attitudes to witchcraft. In 1901, a rich collection of extracts from documents relating to witch beliefs and witch trials in the Middle Ages - "Hexenwahns und der Hexenverfolgung in Mittelalter" - …
Witch Beliefs and Witch Trials in the Middle Ages
Documents and Readings
E-bok, 2011
561 kr
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In 1901 a rich collection of extracts from documents relating to witch beliefs and witch trials in the Middle Ages - Hexenwahns und der Hexenverfolgung in Mittelalter - was published in Bonn. Most of the original documents are in Latin, with some in medieval German and French, and it has been left …
Chemical Choir
A History of Alchemy
Häftad, 2012
401 kr
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In this title, the history of alchemy traced from its earliest roots through to its influence in modern-day science. Beginning in China in the search for the secret of immortality, and appearing independently in Egypt as an attempt to produce gold through the arts of smelting and alloying metals, …
Chemical Choir
A History of Alchemy
E-bok, 2008
437 kr
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Beginning in China in the search for the secret of immortality, and appearing independently in Egypt as an attempt to produce gold through the arts of smelting and alloying metals, alchemy received a great boost in Europe from studies by Islamic and Jewish alchemists. Translated into Latin and then …
Witch Beliefs and Witch Trials in the Middle Ages
Documents and Readings
E-bok, 2011
561 kr
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In 1901 a rich collection of extracts from documents relating to witch beliefs and witch trials in the Middle Ages - Hexenwahns und der Hexenverfolgung in Mittelalter - was published in Bonn. Most of the original documents are in Latin, with some in medieval German and French, and it has been left …
Chemical Choir
A History of Alchemy
E-bok, 2008
427 kr
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Beginning in China in the search for the secret of immortality, and appearing independently in Egypt as an attempt to produce gold through the arts of smelting and alloying metals, alchemy received a great boost in Europe from studies by Islamic and Jewish alchemists. Translated into Latin and then …
Astrology
From Ancient Babylon to the Present
E-bok, 2010
136 kr
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Astrology is a means of interpreting the influence which the positions of certain heavenly bodies have upon the earth and human beings. The earliest records are those of Babylon, which were designed to help its kings understand the will of their gods. It then became a way of making sense of the …
Leonardo Vairo, De fascino
The Evil Eye and its Magical Ramifications
Av P. G. Maxwell-Stuart, P. G. Maxwell-Stuart
Inbunden, 2026
2091 kr
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Leonardo Vairo (1543/44–1603) was Bishop of Naples and wrote a detailed treatise on the evil eye, stimulated in all likelihood by the particular prevalence there of belief in its reality and dire effects. He is thorough in his examination of how the phenomenon is supposed to work, its long history, …
Wizards
A History
Häftad, 2004
183 kr
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Throughout the ages the wizard, magician, sorcerer, has claimed to defy scientific explanation. The rich diversity of Wizards offers new insights into our continuing fascination with magic.
Witchcraft: A History
Häftad, 2004
115 kr
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Witches, like the poor, are always with us. From ancient times to the present the aged, ugly crone has worked her evil magic and been burned at the stake by an outraged authority, or cured her neighbours and their animals with the help of gentle herbs and beneficent spells. Such, at any rate, is …
Abundance of Witches
The Great Scottish Witch-Hunt
Häftad, 2005
192 kr
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The first history of the most intense period of witch-hunting in Scotland between 1658-62.Scotland, in common with the rest of Europe, was troubled from time to time by outbreaks of witchcraft which the authorities sought to contain and then to suppress, and the outbreak of 1658-1662 is generally …
Ghosts
A History of Phantoms, Ghouls & Other Spirits of the Dead
Inbunden, 2006
178 kr
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Traces the history of ghost phenomena from the ancient world and the ways in which people have tried to deal with the hope, the fear, the curiosity, and the disbelief which ghosts have aroused.
Ghosts
A History of Phantoms, Ghouls and Other Spirits of the Dead
Häftad, 2007
116 kr
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The ghost experience is a remarkably common one. Ghosts are seen or heard, or the their presence is felt in almost every kind of place by almost every kind of person. They appear once, or regularly, with a purpose, or for no apparent reason. They may be friendly, hostile, or peculiar, and seen by …
