The Occult Sciences in the Renaissance

The Occult Sciences in the Renaissance
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 0520020219
ISBN-13 : 9780520020214
Rating : 4/5 (214 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Occult Sciences in the Renaissance by : Wayne Shumaker

Download or read book The Occult Sciences in the Renaissance written by Wayne Shumaker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The only short and acceptable summary and analysis of the five Renaissance occult sciences." - Times Literary Supplement "The . . . usefulness of this book for students of Renaissance literature and culture will not soon be ended." - Virginia Quarterly Review "The absence of contaminating traces either of condescension or of credulousness give this absorbing volume a special authority and place on the shelves of any reader or any library where the history of modern thoughts is relevant." - Scientific American "A remarkable summary and analysis of the five systems of esoteric science so influential in the Renaissance." - Milton Quarterly "A magnificent job of tying together a vast number of diverse sources into a unified whole . . . engrossing in its entirety." -The Sciences


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