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The late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are known as the Age of Enlightenment, a time of science and reason. In this book, the author reveals the surprising extent to which Newton, Boyle, Locke, and other giants of rational thought and empiricism also embraced the spiritual, the magical, and the occult.

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"A definitive document of its material."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
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“[A] serious yet lively work, chockablock with facts, anecdotes, and original research.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

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“A first-class study of the pursuit of the occult in England from the Restoration through 1815.”—Library Journal

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Solomons Secret Arts

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 15 April 2013
      ISBN-13 9780300123586
      978-0300123586
      ISBN-10 0300123582
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      Western philosophy: Enlightenment Occult studies / Supernatural studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are known as the Age of Enlightenment, a time of science and reason. In this book, the author reveals the surprising extent to which Newton, Boyle, Locke, and other giants of rational thought and empiricism also embraced the spiritual, the magical, and the occult.

      Trade Review
      "A definitive document of its material."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
       * Publisher's Weekly *

      “[A] serious yet lively work, chockablock with facts, anecdotes, and original research.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

      -- Michael Dirda * The Washington Post *

      “A first-class study of the pursuit of the occult in England from the Restoration through 1815.”—Library Journal

      * Library Journal *
      "...[T]he book contains a wealth of information that adds to the ongoing scholarly conversations regarding the dynamics of the shifting fortunes of alchemy, astrology, and magic (both natural and ritual) in the early modern period."—Lawrence Principe, Chicago Journals -- Lawrence Principe * Chicago Journals *

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