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100	1		_aWaddell, Mark A. _eauthor. _928214
245	1	0	_aMagic, science, and religion in early modern Europe _cMark A. Waddell, Michigan State University.
260			_aCambridge: _bCambridge University Press, _c2021.
263			_a2112
300			_aix, 220p.
490	0		_aNew approaches to the history of science and medicine
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"From the recovery of ancient ritual magic at the height of the Renaissance to the ignominious demise of alchemy at the dawn of the Enlightenment, Mark A. Waddell explores the rich and complex ways that premodern people made sense of their world. He describes a time when witches flew through the dark of night to feast on the flesh of unbaptized infants, magicians conversed with angels or struck pacts with demons, and astrologers cast the horoscopes of royalty. Ground-breaking discoveries changed the way that people understood the universe while, in laboratories and coffee houses, philosophers discussed how to reconcile the scientific method with the veneration of God. This engaging, illustrated new study introduces readers to the vibrant history behind the emergence of the modern world"--
650		0	_aMagic _zEurope _xHistory. _928215
650		0	_aReligion and science _zEurope _xHistory. _928216
776	0	8	_iPrint version : _aWaddell, Mark A. _tMagic, science, and religion in early modern Europe _dCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, [2021] _z9781108425285 _w(DLC) 2020037936
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