The Arabic influences on early modern occult philosophy. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Liana Saif, St. Cross College, University of Oxford, UK.
• Authors: Saif, Liana
• Contents: Introduction; 1. Arabic Theories of Astral Influences: Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi; 2. Arabic Theories of Astral Magic: The De radiis and the <SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Picatrix ; 3. Textual and Intellectual Reception of Arabic Astral Theories in the Twelfth Century; 4. Magic in the Thirteenth Century: Albertus Magnus, Thomas Aquinas and Roger Bacon; 5. Early Modern Astral Magic: Marsilio Ficino; 6. True Magic and Astrology of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola; 7. The Magic and Astrology of John Dee; 8. Celestial Souls and Cosmic Daemons; Conclusion
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (288 pages), (1 illustrations)
• Subjects: 130.917/4927; Middle East/General; Occultism -- History; Occultism -- Arab countries; Medieval
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137399489; 1137399481
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.