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Index
Critical Issues in History
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE - Roots in the Ancient World
Rites of Power in the Ancient West
Magic and Superstition in Greece and Rome
The Uses of Magic in the Ancient World
The Users of Magic in the Ancient World
The Condemnation of Magic and Superstition
Magic and Witchcraft in Hebrew Scripture
Notes
CHAPTER TWO - The Rise of Christianity and Early Medieval Europe to the Year 1000
Magic and Superstition in Early Christianity
From Augustine to Isidore: The Codification of Christian Magic
The Magic of Northern Paganism
Magic and Superstition in Early Medieval Europe
Notes
CHAPTER THREE - Varieties of Magic in the High and Late Middle Ages, 1000–1500
The Common Magical Tradition
Forms of Common Magical Practice
The Rise of Learned Magic
Magicians at Court, Magic at the Universities
The Rise of Demonic Magic
Notes
CHAPTER FOUR - The Medieval Condemnation of Magic, 1000–1500
Canon Law, Heresy, and Inquisition
Growing Concerns in the Fourteenth Century
Fears of Superstition and the Rise of Witchcraft in the Early Fifteenth Century
The Development of Witchcraft to the End of the Fifteenth Century
CHAPTER FIVE - Witchcraft and Witch Hunting in the Early Modern Period, 1500–1800
The Meaning of Witchcraft
The Rise of the Witch Hunts
The Geography of Witchcraft
Skepticism and Decline
The Scale and Significance of the Witch Hunts
Notes
CHAPTER SIX - From Renaissance to Enlightenment, 1450–1800
Renaissance Magic
Magic, Superstition, and Religious Reformation
Magic and the Scientific Revolution
The Enlightenment of Europe and the Disenchantment of the World
Notes
CHAPTER SEVEN - Magic in the Modern West from 1800
The Perseverance of Common Magic
The Renaissance of Ritual Magic
Hitler and the Magicians
The Rise of Modern Witchcraft
Notes
Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading
Index
About the Author
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