The Rationality of Renaissance Magic.
Belief in magic is widespread both in history and in contemporary cultures. Can such belief be regarded as rational? If so, in what way?An examination of the magic of Renaissance Europe enables us to distinguish three ways in which a belief can be rational. It can be (a) rationally defensible, given...
| Publicado en: | Parergon Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 33 - 59 |
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Australian & New Zealand Association for Medieval & Early Modern Studies
2013
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