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Walker takes readers through the magical concerns of some of the greatest thinkers of the Renaissance, from Marsilio Ficino, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples to Jean Bodin, Francis Bacon, and Tommaso Campanella. Ultimately he demonstrates that magic was interconnected with religion, music, and medicine, all of which were central to the Renaissance notion of spiritus. Remarkable for its clarity of writing, this book is still considered essential reading for students seeking to understand the assumptions, beliefs, and convictions that informed the thinking of the Renaissance. This edition features a new introduction by Brian Copenhaver, one of our leading experts on the place of magic in intellectual history.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0268016704
ISBN13:9780268016708
Release Date:January 1975
Publisher:University of Notre Dame Press
Length:244 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
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A Must for Occult Historians
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
D. P. Walker's classic text is required reading for anyone who would understand Magic in the Renaissance Age. Walker writes clearly and simply, and focuses on two different categories of Magic that emerge out of Renaissance NeoPlatonism--he especially outlines Ficino's main ideas and the Pythagorian influence of music on principles of sympathetic vibration as a magical conduit. This is the best introduction to Renaissance Humanism and its role in the cultural history of Europe. If a serious but readable study is what you're looking for, then purchase this book.
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