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The Arabic Influences On Early Modern O
Liana Saif
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Description for The Arabic Influences On Early Modern O
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. BIC Classification: HBL. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Investigating the impact of Arabic medieval astrological and magical theories on early modern occult philosophy, this book argues that they provided a naturalistic explanation of astral influences and magical efficacy based on Aristotelian notions of causality.
Investigating the impact of Arabic medieval astrological and magical theories on early modern occult philosophy, this book argues that they provided a naturalistic explanation of astral influences and magical efficacy based on Aristotelian notions of causality.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Language
English
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349573998
SKU
V9781349573998
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About Liana Saif
Liana Saif is British Academy postdoctoral fellow at the Oriental Institute in the University of Oxford (St. Cross College), UK. She is interested in Western and Islamic occult thought and the exchange of esoteric ideas between the two worlds. As part of her current project entitled 'On the Margins of Orthodoxy: Magic in Medieval Islam,' Saif is preparing an English ... Read more
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