The occult laboratory : magic, science, and second sight in late seventeenth-century Scotland /

"The uncanny ability of certain individuals to foresee future events had long been regarded as a characteristic of the Scottish Highlands, but in the late seventeenth century interest in the phenomenon came to a head, stimulated by English scientific and philosophical curiosity about magic, par...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hunter, Michael, 1949- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Kirk, Robert, 1641?-1692
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, [2001]
Temas:
1600-1699
Occultism > Scotland > Highlands > History > 17th century > Sources.
Magic > Scotland > Highlands > History > 17th century > Sources.
Occultisme > Écosse > Highlands > Histoire > 17e siècle > Sources.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Parapsychology > General.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Magic
Occultism
Scotland > Highlands
History
Sources
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Robert Boyle's notes on his interview with Lord Tarbat, 3 October 1678
  • 2. "A collection of highland rites and customs"
  • 3. Robert Kirk's The secret commonwealth and his "A short treatise of the Scotish-Irish charms and spells"
  • 4. James Garden's letters to John Aubrey
  • 5. Samuel Pepys' collection of letters on second sight
  • 6. John Frasers' Deuteroscopia
  • 7. Edward Lhuyd's and Robert Wadrow's questionnaires and the responses of John Fraser and John MacLean.

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