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Zusatztext a delight to read...This is an exceptional study, absorbing and solidly grounded. Klappentext Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. Whilst he was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions he stood apart from the medical elite as he boldly asserted medical ideas that were at odds with most learned physicians. In this fascinating book! Lauren Kassell vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London. Zusammenfassung Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. Whilst he was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions he stood apart from the medical elite as he boldly asserted medical ideas that were at odds with most learned physicians. In this fascinating book, Lauren Kassell vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part 1: The Making of an Astrologer Physician 1: Early Life and Learning 2: Astronomy, Magic, and the Mathematical Practitioners of London 3: How to Write Like a Magus Part 2: Plague and the College of Physicians of London 4: The College of Physicians and Irregular Medicine c.1580-1640 5: Plague and Paracelsianism Part 3: The Casebooks 6: How to Read the Casebooks 7: Gender, Authority, and Astrology Part 4: Alchemy, Magic, and Medicine 8: 'Of Cako', or the Medical Uses of Antimony 9: The Food of Angels 10: Magic and Medicine Conclusion Bibliography Index
