The Speculum Astronomiae and Its Enigma - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Speculum Astronomiae and Its Enigma write by P. Zambelli. This book was released on 2013-12-21. The Speculum Astronomiae and Its Enigma available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The attribution of the Speculum Astronomiae to Albertus Magnus became a controversial issue only recently, when the great neo-Thomist historian Pierre Mandonnet suggested -- without any antecedents -- that the author was Roger Bacon rather than Albert. Mandonnet's theses were refuted by Lynn Thorndike and have since then been the subject of widespread discussion. The present historiographical case-study considers this debate in the light of an analysis of texts by Albert himself, as well as other important authors, such as Bacon, Bonaventura, Thomas Aquinas, Witelo, Campanus of Novara, and others, which shows how widespread the general concept of the influence of the stars and other astrological ideas to be found in the Speculum were. Most of the scientific ideas of the Middle Ages were based on principles derived from the notion of celestial influence and its consequences. The Speculum drew the fundamental outlines of this discipline into a theoretical and bibliographical introduction -- no small achievement -- and was consequently greeted with great interest and used as a standard reference book for many centuries. Set against the background of discussions taking place in the 1260s, within the Dominican Order as well as in the Faculties of Arts, Zambelli removes all doubt that the Speculum was written by Albert, possibly with some collaboration.
Unlocked Books
Unlocked Books - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Unlocked Books write by Benedek Láng. This book was released on 2010-11. Unlocked Books available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Presents and analyzes texts of learned magic written in medieval Central Europe (Poland, Bohemia, and Hungary), and attempts to identify their authors, readers, and collectors"--Provided by publisher.
A Companion to Albert the Great
A Companion to Albert the Great - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Companion to Albert the Great write by Irven Resnick. This book was released on 2013-03-27. A Companion to Albert the Great available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus; d. 1280) is one of the most prolific authors of the Middle Ages, and the only scholar to be known as “the Great” during his own lifetime. As the only Scholastic to to have commented upon all the works of Aristotle, Albert is also known as the Universal Doctor (Doctor Universalis) for his encyclopedic intellect, which enabled him to make important contributions not only to Christian theology but also to natural science and philosophy. The contributions to this omnibus volume will introduce students of philosophy, science, and theology to the current state of research and multiple perspectives on the work of Albert the Great. Contributors include Jan A. Aertsen, Henryk Anzulewicz, Benedict M. Ashley, Miguel de Asúa, Steven Baldner, Amos Bertolacci, Thérèse Bonin, Maria Burger, Markus Führer, Dagmar Gottschall, Jeremiah Hackett, Anthony Lo Bello, Isabelle Moulin, Timothy Noone, Mikołaj Olszewski, B.B. Price, Irven M. Resnick, Francisco J. Romero Carrasquillo, H. Darrel Rutkin, Steven C. Snyder, Michael W. Tkacz, Martin J. Tracey, Bruno Tremblay, David Twetten, Rosa E. Vargas and Gilla Wöllmer
A History of Science, Magic and Belief
A History of Science, Magic and Belief - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of Science, Magic and Belief write by Steven P. Marrone. This book was released on 2014-12-11. A History of Science, Magic and Belief available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A History of Science, Magic and Belief is an exploration of the origins of modern society through the culture of the middle ages and early modern period. By examining the intertwined paths of three different systems for interpreting the world, it seeks to create a narrative which culminates in the birth of modernity. It looks at the tensions and boundaries between science and magic throughout the middle ages and how they were affected by elite efforts to rationalise society, often through religion. The witch-crazes of the sixteenth and seventeenth century are seen as a pivotal point, and the emergence from these into social peace is deemed possible due to the Scientific Revolution and the politics of the early modern state. This book is unique in drawing together the histories of science, magic and religion. It is thus an ideal book for those studying any or all of these topics, and with its broad time frame, it is also suitable for students of the history of Europe or Western civilisation in general.
Conjuring Spirits: Texts and Traditions of Medieval Ritual Magic
Conjuring Spirits: Texts and Traditions of Medieval Ritual Magic - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Conjuring Spirits: Texts and Traditions of Medieval Ritual Magic write by . This book was released on 1998. Conjuring Spirits: Texts and Traditions of Medieval Ritual Magic available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
