Magic in early modern England : literature, politics, and supernatural power /
This book places early modern philosophy and political theory into conversation with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writing on magic, plays, spell books, treatises and witch trial narratives. Reading works by Hobbes and Bacon alongside writing by necromancers and witch-hunters reveals a broad cu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2023].
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| Series: | Politics, literature, & film.
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| Summary: | This book places early modern philosophy and political theory into conversation with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writing on magic, plays, spell books, treatises and witch trial narratives. Reading works by Hobbes and Bacon alongside writing by necromancers and witch-hunters reveals a broad cultural obsession with supernatural power. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 177 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498575515 149857551X |