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9780271080185 Academic Inspection Copy

Medicine, Religion, and Magic in Early Stuart England

Richard Napier's Medical Practice
  • ISBN-13: 9780271080185
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Ofer Hadass
  • Price: AUD $195.00
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  • Local release date: 14/05/2018
  • Format: Hardback 232 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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Explores the work of the astrologer-physician and Anglican rector Richard Napier (1559-1634). Examines Napier’s medical and magical practices in their larger context and shows how the physician incorporated both astral and ritual magic into his medicine.


Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Symbols

Acknowledgments

Conventions

Introduction

1. Astrological Medicine

2. Astral Magic

3. Converse with Angels

4. Religion and Knowledge

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index


“Hadass successfully explores the interaction of astrological, magical, and angelic divination with theological understandings in the work of Richard Napier, providing for the first time a rounded view of this Anglican priest-physician and an invaluable guide to those wishing to use Napier’s uniquely rich collection of manuscripts.”

—Jonathan Barry, author of Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640–1789

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