Julie Davies

Science in an Enchanted World

Philosophy and Witchcraft in the Work of Joseph Glanvill

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how Joseph Glanvill, Fellow of the Royal Society, combined experimental philosophy and theology in his innovative and provocative defence of the existence of witchcraft - the Saducismus triumphatus (1681). Glanvill's work illuminates the interaction between changing religious and scientific thinking and attitudes to wit

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9781032178677
• ISBN-10: 1032178671
• Artikelnr.: 62571523

Autorenporträt

Julie Davies is a Research Assistant at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions at the University of Melbourne.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Right Kind of Friends: Glanvill's Biography and
Networks 2. Weighing in on the Witchcraft Debate 3. The Lux and the Letter:
Glanvill on the Nature of Spirits and Souls 4. Poisonous Vapours and the
Science of Witchcraft 5. Playing a New Tune: The Drummer of Tedworth and
Glanvill's Stylistic Reform 6. Defending the High Ground: Glanvill and the
Royal Society 7. Preaching Science: The Promotion of Experimental
Philosophy Through Glanvill's Sermons and Pastoral Care 8. Collaboration
and Method: Glanvill and the Reception of the Saducismus triumphatus.
Conclusion