Book ID: CBB001252999

Religion, Magic, and the Origins of Science in Early Modern England (2012)

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Henry, John (Author)


Ashgate Publishing


Publication Date: 2012
Physical Details: 320 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

In these articles John Henry argues on the one hand for the intimate relationship between religion and early modern attempts to develop new understandings of nature, and on the other hand for the role of occult concepts in early modern natural philosophy. Focussing on the scene in England, the articles provide detailed examinations of the religious motivations behind Roman Catholic efforts to develop a new mechanical philosophy, theories of the soul and immaterial spirits, and theories of active matter. There are also important studies of animism in the beginnings of experimentalism, the role of occult qualities in the mechanical philosophy, and a new account of the decline of magic. As well as general surveys, the collection includes in depth studies of William Gilbert, Sir Kenelm Digby, Henry More, Francis Glisson, Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke, and Isaac Newton.

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Authors & Contributors
Schmidt, Jeremy
Sacco, Francesco Giuseppe
Young, Francis
Wagner, Lioba
Solís, Carlos
Roos, Anna Marie Eleanor
Concepts
Science and religion
Occult sciences
Mechanism; mechanical philosophy
Natural philosophy
Alchemy
Soul (philosophy)
Time Periods
17th century
Early modern
16th century
18th century
Enlightenment
Renaissance
Places
England
Europe
Great Britain
Scotland
United States
France
Institutions
Royal Society of London
Cambridge University
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