The Fortunes of Faust - Magic in History - Elizabeth M. Butler - Grāmatas - Pennsylvania State University Press - 9780271030111 - 1998. gada 15. decembris
Ja vāks un nosaukums nesakrīt, pareizs ir nosaukums

The Fortunes of Faust - Magic in History

Cena
€ 49,49

Pasūtīts no attālās noliktavas

Paredzamā piegāde . gada 23. nov. - . gada 7. dec.
Ziemassvētku dāvanas var atgriezt līdz 31. janvārim
Saņemiet paziņojumus par jauniem Elizabeth M. Butler izdevumiem
Pievienot savam iMusic vēlmju sarakstam

Not rated yet

This work is a powerful and astute examination of the connection between magic in literature and magic in history. It traces the evolution of the Faust tradition and its relationship to the practice of magic in European history. Written by one of the most distinguished scholars in the field of German literature, this book, first published in 1952, is a classic text. Butler follows the magic tradition of the Magus?the priest-king?and its reformulation in the Christian world. In the process, the Magus was transformed into a wicked sorcerer who comes to a bad end in this world and a worse one hereafter. This conception, which gained ground in the Middle Ages, received its most categorical statement in the Faust legend.

The celebrated pact between Faust and the devil was in fact an invention of Christian mythologists who had interpreted occult rituals in accordance with the Christian belief that magicians were the servants of Satan. Occultists replied by denying the pact with the devil and by associating Faust with ritual magic traditions. Butler draws on her detailed knowledge of literature, religion, and history to produce an authoritative synthesis that all those interested in the development of mythology will find indispensable.


384 pages

Mediji Grāmatas     Paperback Book   (Grāmata ar mīksto vāku un līmēto muguru)
Izlaists 1998. gada 15. decembris
ISBN13 9780271030111
Izdevēji Pennsylvania State University Press
Lapas 384
Izmēri 152 × 229 × 27 mm   ·   539 g
Valoda Angļu  

Vairāk no tā paša izdevēja