عنوان

Medicine, religion, and magic in early Stuart England :

(Number (ISBN

0271080183

(Number (ISBN

0271080191

(Number (ISBN

9780271080185

(Number (ISBN

9780271080192

Title Proper

Medicine, religion, and magic in early Stuart England :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

Richard Napier's medical practice /

First Statement of Responsibility

Ofer Hadass.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

University Park, Pennsylvania :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

The Pennsylvania State University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 213 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

The magic in history series

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Astrological medicine -- Astral magic -- Converse with angels -- Religion and knowledge.

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Text of Note

"Explores the work of the astrologer-physician and Anglican rector Richard Napier (1559-1634). Examines Napier's medical and magical practices in their larger context and shows how the physician incorporated both astral and ritual magic into his medicine"--Provided by publisher.

Text of Note

The astrologer-physician Richard Napier (1559-1634) was not only a man of practical science and medicine but also a master of occult arts and a devout parish rector who purportedly held conversations with angels. This new interpretation of Napier reveals him to be a coherent and methodical man whose burning desire for certain, true knowledge contributed to the contemporary venture of putting existing knowledge to useful ends. Originally trained in theology and ordained as an Anglican priest, Napier later studied astrological medicine and combined astrology, religious thought, and image and ritual magic in his medical work. Ofer Hadass draws on a remarkable archive of Napier's medical cases and religious writings--including the interviews he claimed to have held with angels--to show how Napier's seemingly inconsistent approaches were rooted in an inclusive and coherent worldview, combining equal respect for ancient authority and for experientially derived knowledge. Napier's endeavors exemplify the fruitful relationship between religion and science that offered a well-founded alternative to the rising mechanistic explanation of nature at the time. Carefully researched and compellingly told, Medicine, Religion, and Magic in Early Stuart England is an insightful exploration of one of the most fascinating figures at the intersection of medicine, magic, and theology in early modern England and of the healing methods employed by physicians of the era.--Publisher website.

Napier, Richard,1559-1634.

Napier, Richard,1559-1634.

Napier, Richard,1559-1634.

Napier, Richard, 1559-1634

Napier, Richard,1559-1634.

Magic-- England-- History-- 17th century.

Medical astrology-- England-- History-- 17th century.

Medicine-- England-- History-- 17th century.

Theology-- England-- History-- 17th century.

Astrology-- history.

History, 17th Century.

Magic-- history.

Physicians.

Religion and Medicine.

Health and Fitness.

Health and Wellbeing.

Magic.

Medical astrology.

Medicine.

Theology.

England.

England.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

Class number

Hadass, Ofer,1969-

Date of Transaction

20200822101415.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

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Electronic name

[Book]

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