The History of Magic and the OccultCovers astrology, divination, witchcraft, the Tarot, the Cabala, alchemy, and vampires, from ancient Mesopotamia to eighteenth-century Europe. |
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... scholar , ' were a reality , King Solomon would have known of it . For does not Writ affirm that in him was united all ... scholars who believed firmly in witchcraft denounced the vanity of alchemy . They were convinced that the devil ...
... scholar , ' were a reality , King Solomon would have known of it . For does not Writ affirm that in him was united all ... scholars who believed firmly in witchcraft denounced the vanity of alchemy . They were convinced that the devil ...
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... scholars in France , Spain and England hardly mention it . But from the writings of the West , we learn that many pagan customs survived among the lower classes : enchantment , magical knots , the use of disguise as mythical animals ...
... scholars in France , Spain and England hardly mention it . But from the writings of the West , we learn that many pagan customs survived among the lower classes : enchantment , magical knots , the use of disguise as mythical animals ...
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... scholars of a truly universal wisdom , men such as William of Auvergne , ( 1193-1280 ) Vincent of Beauvais , Thomas of Cantimpré , Bartholomew of England , Robert Grosseteste , Roger Bacon , Lully , Aquinas , and the great Albertus ( to ...
... scholars of a truly universal wisdom , men such as William of Auvergne , ( 1193-1280 ) Vincent of Beauvais , Thomas of Cantimpré , Bartholomew of England , Robert Grosseteste , Roger Bacon , Lully , Aquinas , and the great Albertus ( to ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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