The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment, Paperback - Brian Copenhaver

A rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, now in a Penguin Classics ...

A sweeping history of premodern architecture told through the material of stonePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Fabio BarryIllustration(s...

Reducere. Hermits have thrived in every major historical era, geography, culture, and society - from antiquity to the present, East and West, in deserts, for...

A provocative account of the seismic shift in attitude toward the supernatural in seventeenth and eighteenth century BritainPublisher: Yale Univers...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book presents twenty chapters by experts in their fields, providing a thorough and interdisciplinary overview of the theory and pra...

Reducere. Treats the Pantheon from the unique perspective of its construction history, survival, and reception through history.

Ranging from ancient to contemporary sculpture, this book is the first study of the history of sculpture to present such an original and comprehens...

DescriptionThe story of the beliefs and practices called 'magic' starts in ancient Iran, Greece, and Rome, before entering its crucial Christian ph...

Reducere. Aristotle towers over Western philosophy and science as no other single person does. As they have come down to us, Aristotle's works comprise a ver...

Platonic love is a concept that has profoundly shaped Western literature, philosophy and intellectual history for centuries. This wide-ranging work...

In a journey spanning 2, 000 years, this book describes the ties of trade, migration and investment between India and the rest of the world, showin...

Pico della Mirandola, one of the most remarkable thinkers of the Renaissance, has become known as a founder of humanism and a supporter of secular ...

How did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be s...

Explores Jewish women's lives in what is now Eastern and Western Europe, Britain, Israel, Turkey, North Africa, and North America. The volume focus...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 20 bw illusNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 156 x 235 x 21Cover type: Pap...

aeo Highly original and innovative account of the history of humour through the ages from Antiquity to the present day. aeo Includes accounts of jo...

The first textbook covering the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution. Providing students of all backgrounds with the...

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This short history of history is an ideal introduction for courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. It s...

Reducere. China's extraordinary rise as an economic powerhouse in the past two decades poses a challenge to many long-held assumptions about the relationship...

DescriptionA history of female combatants, from those who joined the military disguised as men to the current role of women in the armed forces.In ...

This work explores the evolution of religious dualism, the doctrine that man and cosmos are constant battegrounds between forces of good and evil. ...

Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Andrzej WalickiNumber of pages: 476Publication date: 1979Dimensions: 227 x 153 x 27Cover type: Paper...

Reducere. Women Artists in History from Antiquity to the Present introduces students to the many ways in which women have participated in the visual cultures...

Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations, this comprehensive book surveys Korean history from Neo...

From an author who has spent four decades in the quest for lost ships, this lavishly illustrated history of naval warfare presents the latest archa...

Why do historians so often talk about objectivity, empathy, and fair-mindedness? What roles do such personal qualities play in historical studies? ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncNumber of pages: 392Collection: Modern South AsiaPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 242 x 162 x 28Cover type: ...

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Reducere. DescriptionThis engrossing anthology gathers together a remarkable collection of writings on the use of strategy in war. G rard Chaliand has ranged...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Johanna DruckerIllustration(s): 100 halftonesNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

In a fascinating journey of rediscovery, Max Adams brings to life the forgotten experiences - and voices - of some of the most extraordinary women ...

Beautifully presented and designed, this hardback collection of wise and witty rhymes that challenge our view of the world makes a thought-provokin...

Reducere. Is there a 'Western way of war' which pursues battles of annihilation and single-minded military victory? Is warfare on a path to ever greater dest...

The ocean is humanity's largest battlefield. It is also our greatest graveyard. Resting in its depths lay the lost ships of war spanning the totali...

Reducere. What is algebra? For some, it is an abstract language of x's and y's. For mathematics majors and professional mathematicians, it is a world of axio...

Reducere. In this groundbreaking work, Ellen Meiksins Wood rewrites the history of political theory. She traces the development of the Western tradition from...

Reducere. This unprecedented work is the first one-volume study of the history of Christianity in Africa. Written by Elizabeth Isichei, a leading scholar in ...

The geometric foundations, forms, and patterns in today's architecture, design and, decorative arts can trace their origins in past cultures. From ...

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Offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present.

Reducere. DescriptionAge of EnlightenmentFrom its beginnings as a loosely definable group of philosophical ideas to the culmination of its revolutionary effe...

A beautifully illustrated history of human engagement with amber across three millennia.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Rachel KingIllustration...

Reducere. For thousands of years pirates, privateers, and seafaring raiders have terrorized the ocean voyager and coastal inhabitant, plundering ship and sho...

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A timely exploration of many facets of collecting and collectors. Part 1 Collecting and Presenting the Etruscans in North America; Part 2 Satis sit...

This handy guide helps practitioners experience the magic of the turning seasons and the lunar cycle, exploring the spiritual themes of each Sabbat...

Publisher: Hirmer VerlagAuthor(s): Jessica RichardsonIllustration(s): 240 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 380Publication date: 2021Dimensions:...

Reducere. For a Finn, the puukko is the most important tool and at the same time the most feared weapon. You could almost say the puukko has the same importa...

Reducere. The Book of Questions, of which volumes IV, V, VI are together published here, is a meditative narrative of Jewish Experience, and, more generally,...