Martín Del Rio
Subtitle: investigations into magic
By: edited and translated by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
Contributors: Maxwell-Stuart, P. G
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Manchester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: Magic; Occultism -- Early works to 1900
Genres: Early works to 1900
Description: "Martin Del Rio's Investigations into Magic deals not only with magic in all its forms, from the manipulation of angelic and demonic powers to straightforward conjuring and illusion, but also with witchcraft, alchemy, astrology, divination, prophecy, and possession by evil spirits. In addition, Martin Del Rio offers judges and confessors practical advice on the most effective ways of dealing with people who are accused of practising magic, and enlivens his whole discussion with anecdotes drawn from a range of sources, including his own experience." "Modern historians and students of the sixteenth century, as well as readers across many interdisciplinary fields, will find this translation a valuable guide to certain modes of early modern thought."--Jacket.