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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2021

Mark A. Waddell
Mark A. Waddell
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Michigan State University
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This introductory chapter provides broad overviews of science, religion, and magic, placing them in historical contexts and establishing some preliminary connections between them. After a brief summary of European society around the year 1400, including the effects of the Black Plague on urbanization and feudalism, the chapter outlines four major themes that run throughout the book: the influence of classical antiquity; the relationship between God and nature; the problem of occult or hidden causes; and the interconnectedness of the premodern world.

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magicsciencereligionphilosophyantiquityEurope
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Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe , pp. 1 - 12
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Introduction
  • Mark A. Waddell, Michigan State University
  • Book: Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe
  • Online publication: 22 January 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108348232.001
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  • Introduction
  • Mark A. Waddell, Michigan State University
  • Book: Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe
  • Online publication: 22 January 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108348232.001
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  • Introduction
  • Mark A. Waddell, Michigan State University
  • Book: Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe
  • Online publication: 22 January 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108348232.001
Available formats
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