Christopher Whitby

John Dee's Actions with Spirits (Volumes 1 and 2) (eBook, ePUB)

22 December 1581 to 23 May 1583

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This was originally a two volume set which is now bound as one.

Here is presented an investigation of the nature of the earliest extant records of the supposed communication with angels and spirits of John Dee (1527-1608) with the assistance of his two mediums or 'scryers', Barnabas Saul and Edward Kelly.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 1048
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136158889
• Artikelnr.: 38252067

Autorenporträt

Whitby, Christopher

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 1 Part 1: Introduction 1. The Manuscript 2. Biographical Details 3.
Magic and Scrying 4. Fraud and Cryptography 5. The Magical System 6.
Motives 7. Conclusion Part 2: Commentary
Volume 2 1. Conventions and Usages in the Transcription 2. The
Transcription 3. Appendix - The Holy Table 4. Bibliography