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Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition

by Frances A. Yates · 1964

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Placing Bruno—both advanced philosopher and magician burned at the stake—in the Hermetic tradition, Yates's acclaimed study gives an overview not only of Renaissance humanism but of its interplay—and conflict—with magic and occult practices.

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long · 504 pages

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