The Arabic Influences on Early Modern Occult Philosophy

6 Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic

The Arabic Influences on Early Modern Occult Philosophy

2015 • 283 pages

Investigating the impact of Arabic medieval astrological and magical theories on early modern occult philosophy, this book argues that they provided a naturalistic explanation of astral influences and magical efficacy based on Aristotelian notions of causality.

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Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic

Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Robert Ziegler, Liana Saif, and Willem de Blécourt.