... come quando il ferro viene attratto da una calamita, la canfora viene risucchiata nell'aria calda, il cristallo si illumina al sole, lo zolfo e un liquido volatile vengono accesi dalla fiamma, un guscio d'uovo vuoto pieno di rugiada viene sollevato verso il sole... Questa ricca e affascinante antologia della tradizione magica occidentale si estende dalle sue radici nella magia dell'Antico Testamento e nei rituali del mondo antico, attraverso scrittori come Tommaso d'Aquino, John Milton, John Dee e Matthew Hopkins, fino agli inizi aggrovigliati e arcani della rivoluzione scientifica. Organizzato storicamente, con commento, questo libro include incantesimi, amuleti, maledizioni, Golem, demoni e streghe, così come astrologia, divinazione e alchimia, con alcune opere antiche e medievali che un tempo erano considerate troppo pericolose persino da aprire. Selezionato e tradotto con un'introduzione e note di Brian Copenhaver
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Brian Copenhaver is a professor of philosophy and history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and is one of the world’s foremost scholars on Renaissance magic and mysticism.
'. . . 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 . . .'
This rich, fascinating anthology of the western magical tradition stretches from its roots in the wizardry of the Old Testament and the rituals of the ancient world, through writers such as Thomas Aquinas, John Milton, John Dee and Matthew Hopkins, and up to the tangled, arcane beginnings of the scientific revolution. Arranged historically, with commentary, this book includes incantations, charms, curses, Golems, demons and witches, as well as astrology, divination and alchemy, with some ancient and medieval works which were once viewed as too dangerous even to open.
Selected and translated with an introduction and notes by Brian Copenhaver
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