Myth of the Magus

Zusammenfassung The Magus! a legendary magician of superhuman powers! is an archetype central to myth and religion across many cultures. Identifying its anthropological origins in ancient rituals! E. M. Butler goes on to trace its subsequent development. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; Introduction: Origins (a) The Ritual Hero, (b) The Professional Practitioner Part I. The Golden Age: 1. The Wise Men of the East (a) The Magi, (b) Zoroaster; 2. Hebrew Holy Men (a) Moses, (b) Solomon; 3. The Sages of Greece (a) Pythagoras (b) Apollonius of Tyana; 4. The Downfall of the Magus (a) Christ, (b) Simon Magus Part II. The Dark Ages: 1. Under the Christian Cloud (a) Cyprian, (b) Theophilus, (c) Gerbert; 2. Post-Pagan Shades (a) Virgil, (b) Merlin; 3. Beneath a Black Sun (a) Zyto, (b) Joan and Gilles, (c) Doctor Faust, (d) Friar Bacon; 4. In the Light of Common Day (a) Dee and Kelley (b) Gauffridi and Grandier; Part III. Return of the Magi: 1. Aristeas Redivivus; 2. The Man of Mystery; 3. The Grand Copht; 4. Madame and the Masters; 5. The 'Holy Devil'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: E. M. Butler, E.m. (University of Cambridge) Butler
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 26.03.1993
• EAN: 9780521437776
• ISBN: 978-0-521-43777-6
• Seiten: 320
• Serie: Canto Original
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie