White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance : From Ficino and Della Porta to Trithemius, Agrippa, Bruno (Studies in Medieval and Reformation

The ideas of philosophers (Ficino, Pico, Della Porta, Bruno) on magic interfered with popular alternative and witchcraft rites. This book focuses on "wandering scholastics" (Trithemius, Agrippa, Paracelsus, Bruno) and will be a stimulating read for all those interested in Renaissance mentality.