Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic: From Ancient Egypt to the Italian Renaissance

Bottigheimer, R.

This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. It shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-07-11

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137380876

DOI: 10.1057/9781137380883

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 208