Martin del Rio

Martin del Rio
Author: P. G. Maxwell-Stuart
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2024-07-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1526185911

This is the first English translation of one of the most important, interesting and comprehensive discussions of the occult sciences ever published. 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, Del Rio gives 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 remarkable range of sources, including his own experience. Nothing so panoramic had ever appeared before, and for the next one hundred and fifty years Investigations into magic was the indispensable reference work on the subject.

Incantations and Enchantments

Incantations and Enchantments
Author: Donald Tyson
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2024-08-08
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0738777323

Vocalize the Spiritual Energy of Breath for Potent Magic Cultures around the world and throughout history recognize the human breath as the seat of spirit. The chi of the Chinese, the ruach of the Hebrews, the pneuma of the Greeks, and the spiritus of the Romans refer to the same thing—the invisible energy that permeates the breath. Now, with this book's in-depth study, you can maximize the potential of this energy in your magic. Esteemed magician Donald Tyson presents an advanced look at how to compose your own incantations, use words and names of power, control the living breath, and more. He shows you the inherent potency of vibrating words and vowels, providing numerous examples from historical texts and occult practice. Tyson presents a wide variety of spells for healing, love, and protection. He also shares enchantments for herbs, potions, wands, and even people. From binding the wind through knot magic to using alliteration and repetition, this book balances scholarship and practical workings so you can maximize the potential of breath and voice in your practice.

Aristotelianism and Magic in Early Modern Europe

Aristotelianism and Magic in Early Modern Europe
Author: Donato Verardi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2023-06-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1350357189

Reframing Aristotle's natural philosophy, this wide-ranging collection of essays reveals the centrality of magic to his thinking. From late medieval and Renaissance discussions on the attribution of magical works to Aristotle to the philosophical and social justifications of magic, international contributors chart magic as the mother science of natural philosophy. Tracing the nascent presence of Aristotelianism in early modern Europe, this volume shows the adaptability and openness of Aristotelianism to magic. Weaving the paranormal and the scientific together, it pairs the supposed superstition of the pre-modern era with modern scientific sensibilities. Essays focus on the work of early modern scholars and magicians such as Giambattista Della Porta, Wolferd Senguerd, and Johann Nikolaus Martius. The attribution of the Secretum secretorum to Aristotle, the role of illusionism, and the relationship between the technical and magical all provide further insight into the complex picture of magic, Aristotle and early modern Europe. Aristotelianism and Magic in Early Modern Europe proposes an innovative way of approaching the development of pre-modern science whilst also acknowledging the crucial role that concepts like magic and illusion played in Aristotle's time.

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society: Volume 16

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society: Volume 16
Author: Ian W. Archer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2007-03-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521862578

The Transactions of the Royal Historical Society publish an annual collection of major articles representing some of the best historical research by some of the world's most distinguished historians. The volume includes the following articles: Potential Address: Britain and Globalisation since 1850: I. Creating a Global Order, 1850-1914; Land, Freedom and the Making of the Medieval West; The Origins of the English Hospital (The Alexander Prize Essay); Trust and Distrust: A Suitable Theme for Historians?; Witchcraft and the Western Imagination; Africa and the Birth of the Modern World; The Break-Up of Britain? Scotland and the End of the Empire (The Prothero Lecture); Report of Council for 2005-2006.

Investigations Into Magic, an Edition and Translation of Martín Del Río's Disquisitionum Magicarum Libri Sex: Volume 1

Investigations Into Magic, an Edition and Translation of Martín Del Río's Disquisitionum Magicarum Libri Sex: Volume 1
Author: PETER. MAXWELL-STUART
Publisher: Heterodoxia Iberica
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2022-06-17
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9789004441545

Martín Del Río (1551-1608) was a remarkably learned Jesuit scholar. His prolific output includes six volumes of Investigations into Magicwhich sought to be the last word on magic, witchcraft, and allied subjects such as divination and superstition, and a detailed manual of advice for judges and confessors engaged in combatting what was seen at the time as a dangerous threat to the spiritual life of humanity in this world and the next. First published in 1599-1600, Investigationswas heralded as a major contribution to the armoury of the Counter-Reformation, and went through several editions, the last appearing in 1747.

Witchcraft and Inquisition in Early Modern Venice

Witchcraft and Inquisition in Early Modern Venice
Author: Jonathan Seitz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2011-08-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1139501607

In early modern Europe, ideas about nature, God, demons and occult forces were inextricably connected and much ink and blood was spilled in arguments over the characteristics and boundaries of nature and the supernatural. Seitz uses records of Inquisition witchcraft trials in Venice to uncover how individuals across society, from servants to aristocrats, understood these two fundamental categories. Others have examined this issue from the points of view of religious history, the history of science and medicine, or the history of witchcraft alone, but this work brings these sub-fields together to illuminate comprehensively the complex forces shaping early modern beliefs.