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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

Über den Autor

William Godwin (1756 - 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. Godwin is most famous for two books that he published within the space of a year: An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, an attack on political institutions and Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, which attacks aristocratic privilege, but also is the first mystery novel. Based on the success of both, Godwin featured prominently in the radical circles of London in the 1790s. He wrote prolifically in the genres of novels, history and demography throughout his lifetime. In the conservative reaction to British radicalism, Godwin was attacked, in part because of his marriage to the pioneering feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797 and his candid biography of her after her death from childbirth. Their daughter, later known as Mary Shelley, would go on to write Frankenstein and marry the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. With his second wife, Mary Jane Clairmont, Godwin set up The Juvenile Library, allowing the family to write their own works for children (sometimes using noms de plume) and translate and publish many other books, some of enduring significance. Godwin has had considerable influence on British literature and literary culture.

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Fachbereich:	Praktische Theologie
Genre:	Religion & Theologie
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	298
Titel:	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
ISBN-13:	9781528709736
ISBN-10:	152870973X
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Godwin, William
Hersteller:	Obscure Press
Maße:	216 x 140 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	William Godwin
Erscheinungsdatum:	12.06.2019
Gewicht:	0,423 kg

preigu-id: 116811199

Über den Autor

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Fachbereich:	Praktische Theologie
Genre:	Religion & Theologie
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	298
Titel:	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
ISBN-13:	9781528709736
ISBN-10:	152870973X
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Godwin, William
Hersteller:	Obscure Press
Maße:	216 x 140 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	William Godwin
Erscheinungsdatum:	12.06.2019
Gewicht:	0,423 kg