From Alchemy To Illusions A Journey Through The History Of Magic : The History Of Magic 1 - Robert Jakobsen

From Alchemy To Illusions A Journey Through The History Of Magic

The History Of Magic 1

Author: Robert Jakobsen

Narrated by: Robert Jakobsen

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Published: 8th November 2024

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From Alchemy to Illusions: A Journey Through the History of Magic takes readers on an enchanting voyage, tracing the impact of magic on civilization. From ancient shamanic practices to today's theatrical illusions, this book reveals how magic has influenced culture, religion, science, and imagination for millennia.

Magic has long connected the mundane with the mystical, and in From Alchemy to Illusions, readers discover its role across societies. In Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, magic was a divine tool for healing and transformation. Medieval Europe saw a clash between magic and Christianity, while the Renaissance revived alchemy, astrology, and Hermeticism, blending magic with early scientific thought.

The book explores magic's role in religious rituals, from shamanism to Sufism and Kabbalah, each using magic as a bridge to the divine. It also delves into witch hunts and inquisitions that sought to suppress practices viewed as heretical.

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