Project Gutenberg 2022-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 159 Thorndike, Lynn 1882 1965 06004648 The place of magic in the intellectual history of Europe $aUnited States :$bColumbia university press,$c1905. Studies in history, economics and public law edited by the faculty of political science of Columbia University; v. 24, no. 1 Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Place of Magic in the Intellectual History of Europe" by Lynn Thorndike is a scholarly publication written in the early 20th century. This extensive work delves into the historical beliefs in magic, including witchcraft, astrology, and the relationship between magic and the early scientific thought of Europe. Thorndike examines how these beliefs were not merely relegated to the uneducated but were often accepted by learned and educated individuals across different historical periods. At the start of the text, the author highlights the prevalence of magical beliefs from the medieval period to early modern times, emphasizing that even educated figures believed in astrology and witchcraft. Thorndike introduces various historical figures, including Dante and Aquinas, who incorporated magical elements into their writings, portrayals, and theories. The opening discusses the general acceptance of magical beliefs among educated men, setting the stage for a more in-depth exploration of specific beliefs and their connections to the evolving landscape of science and philosophy throughout European history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/placeofmagicinin00thoruoft 20200610101501thorndike 1905 US Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Magic -- Europe -- History BF Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 366349 2025-06-27T11:51:49.060177 text/html 332105 2024-10-19T03:01:37 text/html 437140 2025-06-27T11:51:56.754080 application/epub+zip 437836 2025-06-27T11:51:50.982105 application/epub+zip 243336 2025-06-27T11:51:49.963133 application/epub+zip 619890 2025-06-27T11:52:00.547106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591220 2025-06-27T11:51:55.952105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271762 2025-06-27T11:51:47.893117 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251670 2024-10-19T03:01:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16131 2025-06-27T11:52:00.689082 application/rdf+xml 12374 2025-06-27T11:51:50.259111 image/jpeg 2201 2025-06-27T11:51:50.109135 image/jpeg 580408 2025-06-27T11:51:49.090123 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia