Solomon's secret arts : the occult in the age of enlightenment /

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Author / Creator:Monod, Paul Kléber.
Imprint:New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2013.
Description:1 online resource (412 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11182181
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ISBN:9780300195392
0300195397
9781299483460
1299483461
9780300123586
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:The late 17th and 18th centuries are known as the Age of Enlightenment, a time of science and reason. But in this book Paul Monod reveals the surprising extent to which Newton, Boyle Locke, and other giants of rational thought and empiricism also embraced the spiritual, the magical, and the occult. Although public acceptance of occult and magical practices waxed and waned during this period they survived underground, experiencing a considerable revival in the mid-18th century with the rise of new anti-establishment religious denominations.
Other form:Print version: Monod, Paul Kléber. Solomon's secret arts. New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2013 9780300123586