Witch-Hunting, Magic & The New Philosophy, Easlea: Hardback: 1st Edition: 1980

Witch-Hunting, Magic & The New Philosophy - An Introduction to the Debates of the Scientific Revolution 1450 - 1750

By Brian Easlea.

Published by The Harvester Press, Sussex, 1980. First edition. Hardback cover with dustjacket (unclipped), 283 pages. Includes some black & white illustrations.

CONDITION
Overall good condition - see photos. Some wear/marks/sticker residue to dustjacket. Actual hardcover in excellent condition. No names or writing. 

A brilliant assessment of the rise of science in early modern Europe, which considers the neglected themes of witch hunting, natural magic and social and sexual stratification and their part in the scientific revolution. Dr. Easlea's book focuses on the inception of the 'mechanical philosophy' identifying the transition from the traditional world of magic to the modern world of science and technology. Based on the views of participants in this revolution and on analyses by specialists of the period he provides a necessary synthesis of social change and stratification demonic and natural magic, Newtonian gravitational theory. mechanical and experimental philosophy.

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