Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe

ISBN-13: 9781108425285 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 300 str.

Mark A. Waddell

Opis

An accessible new exploration of the vibrant world of early modern Europe through a focus on magic, science, and religion.

Recenzje

'This book is suitable for an undergraduate course in the history of science … A person with no background in the subject would also find this an accessible entry point into the subject …' Jason M. Rampelt, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Hermeticism, the Cabala, and the Search for Ancient Wisdom; 2. Witchcraft and Demonology; 3. Magic, Medicine, and the Microcosm; 4. A New Cosmos: Copernicus, Galileo, and the Motion of the Earth; 5. Looking for God in the Cosmic Machine; 6. Manipulating Nature: Experiment and Alchemy in the Scientific Revolution; 7. A New World? The Dawn of the Enlightenment; Conclusion; Bibliographical Essays.