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Lives of the Necromancers - An Account of the Most Eminent Persons in Successive Ages Who Have Claimed for Themselves, or to Whom Has Been Imputed by Others - The Exercise of Magical Power

Lives of the Necromancers - An Account of the Most Eminent Persons in Successive Ages Who Have Claimed for Themselves, or to Whom Has Been Imputed by Others - The Exercise of Magical Power

William Godwin

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Obscure Press
Año de edición:
2022
Materia
Biografía: general
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9781528772587
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A history of magic and those who have claimed to have supernatural abilities, from biblical references to witchcraft to magic in ancient Rome and Greece. First published in 1834, this volume was written by William Godwin, English philosopher and father of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. The book opens with an introduction suggesting the various roots and origins of different superstitions. Godwin details famous figures in the history of witchcraft and sorcery, such as Merlin and Roger Bacon. The contents of this volume feature:- Ambitious Nature of Man- His Desire to Penetrate into Futurity- Divination- Augury- Chiromancy- Physiognomy- Casting of Lots- Astrology- Oracles- Delphi- The Desire to Command and Control Future Events- Commerce with the Invisible World- Sorcery and Enchantment

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