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A History of Magic and Astrology

Intelligence Squared

The Success and Failure of Renaissance Magic and the Rise of Cornucopianism

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This chapter explores the rise and fall of Renaissance magic as a central component of learned culture. It discusses the intellectual projects that didn't succeed but were still influential, and the connection between cornucopianism and the magical tradition.

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