Mark A. Waddell (Michigan State University)

Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Mark A. Waddell introduces the vibrant world of early modern Europe through a focus on magic, science, and religion. Written in clear, engaging language and thoughtfully illustrated, this is ideal reading for students as well as anyone with an interest in the history of science and ideas.

Produktdetails

• New Approaches to the History of Science and Medicine
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 149mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9781108441650
• ISBN-10: 1108441653
• Artikelnr.: 60401759

Autorenporträt

Mark A. Waddell is Associate Professor at Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University.

Inhaltsangabe

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.