The Arabic Influences on Early Modern Occult Philosophy [electronic resource] /
Saif, Liana.author.
Investigating the impact of Arabic medieval astrological and magical theories on early modern occult philosophy, this book argues that they provided a naturalistic explanation of astral influences and magical efficacy based on Aristotelian notions of causality.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Arabic theories of astral influences: Abu Mashar al-Balkhi -- Arabic theories of astral magic: the De radiis and the Picatrix -- Textual and intellectual reception of Arabic astral theories in the twelfth century -- Magic in the thirteenth century: Albertus Magnus, Thomas Aquinas and Roger Bacon -- Early modern astral magic: Marsilio Ficino -- True magic and astrology of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola -- The magic and astrology of John Dee -- Celestial souls and cosmic daemons.
Investigating the impact of Arabic medieval astrological and magical theories on early modern occult philosophy, this book argues that they provided a naturalistic explanation of astral influences and magical efficacy based on Aristotelian notions of causality.
History, Modern.
Middle East-History.
Religion-History.
Europe-History-476-1492.
Modern History.
History of the Middle East.
History of Religion.
History of Medieval Europe.