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Ancient polemics on Sparta (by Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, and others) have had a remarkable afterlife in the political and educational thought of Renaissance Italy, the France of the Philosophes, Whig England, and Nazi Germany. This book outlines the little we know of ancient S…
Astrology, witchcraft, divination and ghosts were all taken seriously by Englishmen of the 16th and 17th centuries, and were an integral part of their attempt to understand their lives. Magic, argues Thomas, had its own practical utility.
Astrology, witchcraft, divination and ghosts were all taken seriously by Englishmen of the 16th and 17th centuries, and were an integral part of their attempt to understand their lives. Magic, argues Thomas, had its own practical utility.
