The book of magic: from antiquity to the Enlightenment 9780141393155, 0141393157

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The book of magic: from antiquity to the Enlightenment
9780141393155, 0141393157

The story of the beliefs and practices called 'magic' starts in ancient Iran, Greece, and Rome, before enterin

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The problems, purposes, and methods of history writing have been the subject of debate for almost three millennia. Shoul

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In The History of the Destruction of Troy, Dares the Phrygian boldly claimed to be an eyewitness to the Trojan War, whil

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A provocative account of the seismic shift in attitude toward the supernatural in seventeenth and eighteenth century Bri

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Historian Michael H. Kater chronicles the rise and fall of one of Germany’s most iconic cities in this fascinating and s

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Paulist Press deserves credit for adding this new dimension to interfaith dialogue." The Jewish Spectator Zohar: Th

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A monumental and exhilarating history of European thought from the end of Antiquity to the beginning of the Enlightenmen

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What is the strange fascination of the Mystery-Religions for the ancient world and today, some 2,000 years later, for mo

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Is it ever acceptable to lie? This question plays a surprisingly important role in the story of Europe's transition

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