Spiritual and Demonic Magic: From Ficino to Campanella.(Book Review) From: Church History | Date: December 1, 2005| Author: Coudert, Allison P. | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Society of Church History. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Spiritual and Demonic Magic: From Ficino to Campanella. By D. P. Walker. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000. x + 144 pp. $19.95 paper.

Originally published in 1958, D. P. Walker's book has become a classic in Renaissance studies. As one of the first English-speaking authors to argue for the importance of magic in Renaissance and early modern thought, Walker flew in the face of most scholars who routinely described those who studied such subjects a...

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