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Medicine, Religion, and Magic in Early Stuart England: Richard Napier's Medical Practice (Magic in History)

Full title: Medicine, Religion, and Magic in Early Stuart England: Richard Napier's Medical Practice (Magic in History)
ISBN: 9780271080185
ISBN 10: 0271080183
Authors: Hadass, Ofer
Publisher: Penn. State University Press
Edition: Illustrated
Num. pages: 232
Binding: Hardcover
Language: en
Published on: 2018

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Synopsis

Explores The Work Of The Astrologer-physician And Anglican Rector Richard Napier (1559-1634). Examines Napier's Medical And Magical Practices In Their Larger Context And Shows How The Physician Incorporated Both Astral And Ritual Magic Into His Medicine.