Title:
A history of science, magic and belief : from medieval to early modern Europe / Steven P. Marrone.
Author:
Marrone, Steven P., 1947- author.
Publication Information:
London ; New York : Palgrave, 2015.
©2015
Call Number:
BL240.3 .M37 2015
Abstract:
Steven P. Marrone traces the mutual interactions and boundaries of science, religion and magic in medieval and early modern Europe. Woven together, these three narratives help explain the simultaneous emergence of modern science and early modern social order in Europe. --Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781137029768
9781137029775
Physical Description:
xvi, 317 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Superstition, Science and Magic, 200 BCE-1200 CE -- Popular Belief and the Rationalization of Religion, 700-1300 -- Science, Magic and the Demonic, 1200-1400: The Catalyst -- Science, Magic and the Demonic, 1200-1400: The Reaction -- The Witchcraze and the Crisis of Early Modern Europe, 1400-1650 -- Desacralized Science and Social Control, 1500-1700.
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