Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe

An accessible new exploration of the vibrant world of early modern Europe through a focus on magic, science, and religion.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Mark A Waddell, Mark A. Waddell, Mark A. (Michigan State University) Waddell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781108425285
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42528-5
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: New Approaches to the History; New Approaches to the History of Science and Medicine
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); History, History of Ideas, Europe, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Social History, RELIGION / Christianity / History, MEDICAL / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Medicine, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, History of Science, Archaeology, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards