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Brann, Noel L.

Trithemius and magical theology : a chapter in the controversy over occult studies in early modern Europe / Noel L. Brann. - Albany : State University of New York Press, �1999. - 1 online resource (x, 354 pages) : illustrations. - SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions . - SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-339) and index.

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction: the theoretical and biographical ingredients -- Chapter 2: The magical inheritance -- Chapter 3: The demonological value -- Chapter 4: The occult vision -- Chapter 5: The debate over the Trithemian magic during the Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Reason -- Chapter 6: Conclusion: Trithemian magic in later perspective -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN: 0585054525 9780585054520

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Subjects--Personal Names:
Trithemius, Johannes, 1462-1516.
Trithemius, Johannes, 1462-1516

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Magic--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.
RELIGION--Philosophy.
Magic--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BX4705.T77 / B73 1999eb

Dewey Class. No.: 261.5/13/092