The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment by Brian P. Copenhaver

The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment

Brian P. Copenhaver

672 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative slow-paced
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'. . . as when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulfur and a volatile liquid are kindled by flame, an empty eggshell filled with dew is raised towards the Sun . . .' The Bible is full of sto...

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