Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West - From Antiquity to the Present

This book analyzes the history of magic's changing role in the West from antiquity to the present day.

List of contents

1. Ancient Near East Daniel Schwemer; 2. Ancient Egypt Friedhelm Hoffmann; 3. Early Greco-Roman antiquity Kimberly B. Stratton; 4. Imperial Rome Kyle A. Fraser; 5. The early church Maijastina Kahlos; 6. The early medieval West Yitzhak Hen; 7. Magic in medieval Byzantium Alicia Walker; 8. Magic, marvel, and miracle in early Islamic thought Travis Zadeh; 9. Jewish magic in the Middle Ages Gideon Bohak; 10. Common magic Catherine Rider; 11. Learned magic David J. Collins, S.J.; 12. Diabolic magic Michael D. Bailey; 13. Magic and priestcraft: reformers and reformation Helen L. Parish; 14. Spain and Mexico Louise Burkhart; 15. Folk magic in North America Richard Godbeer; 16. Colonial magic: the Dutch East Indies Margaret Wiener; 17. Magic in common and legal perspectives Owen Davies; 18. Elite magic in the nineteenth century David Allen Harvey; 19. Magic in the postcolonial Americas Raquel Romberg; 20. New-age and neo-pagan magic Sabina Magliocco.

About the author

David J. Collins, S. J., is Associate Professor of History at Georgetown University, Washington DC. His research has been supported by prestigious fellowships from the Charlotte Newcombe Foundation, the Alexander Humboldt Foundation, and the Gerda Henkel Foundation. He has published extensively on the medieval cult of the saints, Renaissance humanism, and learned magic, especially in central Europe. He is currently working on the reception of Albertus Magnus' teachings on magic in the early modern period.

Summary

This book plots out the history of how magic has been understood and has changed in the West from antiquity to the present day. Its chronological scope extends from the Ancient Near East to twenty-first-century North America.

Product details

• Authors: S. J. Collins
• Assisted by: S J David J Collins (Editor), S. J. Collins (Editor), S. J. David J. Collins (Editor), David J Collins S J (Editor), David J. Collins S. J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781108703079
• ISBN: 978-1-108-70307-9
• No. of pages: 810
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Religion: general, CE period up to c 1500, c 1500 onwards to present day, Medieval History, Ancient History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval