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Reframing Aristotle's natural philosophy, this wide-ranging collection of essays reveals the centrality of magic to his thinking. From late medieval and Renaiss
Eros and Magic in the Renaissance
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It is a widespread prejudice of modern, scientific society that "magic" is merely a ludicrous amalgam of recipes and methods derived from primitive and erroneou
Magic and Witchcraft in the Dark Ages
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This book looks at explanations of the black arts as they existed during early medieval centuries in Western Europe. It objectively examines the historical deve
Black Magic
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Black Magic looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure—the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and