Book ID: CBB001551112

A History of Science, Magic & Belief: From Medieval to Early Modern Europe (2015)

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Marrone, Steven P. (Author)


Palgrave Macmillan


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: xvi + 317 pp.
Language: English

A History of Science, Magic and Belief is an exploration of the origins of modern society through the culture of the middle ages and early modern period. By examining the intertwined paths of three different systems for interpreting the world, it seeks to create a narrative which culminates in the birth of modernity. It looks at the tensions and boundaries between science and magic throughout the middle ages and how they were affected by elite efforts to rationalise society, often through religion. The witch-crazes of the sixteenth and seventeenth century are seen as a pivotal point, and the emergence from these into social peace is deemed possible due to the Scientific Revolution and the politics of the early modern state. This book is unique in drawing together the histories of science, magic and religion. It is thus an ideal book for those studying any or all of these topics, and with its broad time frame, it is also suitable for students of the history of Europe or Western civilisation in general.

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Authors & Contributors
Ostorero, Martine
Andreas Lerch
Utz Tremp, Kathrin
Tilton, Hereward
Szönyi, György Endre
Schulte, Rolf
Concepts
Magic
Occult sciences
Science and religion
Witchcraft; demonology
Demonology
Christianity
Time Periods
16th century
17th century
Renaissance
Medieval
15th century
Early modern
Places
Europe
England
Czechoslovakia
Prague (Czechia)
Prussia (Germany)
United States
Institutions
Habsburg, House of
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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