A bit of light weekend reading :
Lynn Thorndike's A History of Magic and Experimental Science, first published in 1923, is a multi-volume work that traces the intertwined development of magic, occult arts, and early scientific inquiry from antiquity through the 17th century, with a focus on the Middle Ages. The book argues that magic and science were not separate but deeply connected, with magical practices and beliefs laying groundwork for later scientific experimentation and thought, examining figures like Pliny, Galen, and Thomas Aquinas to show how these fields influenced Christian thought and the medieval intellectual landscape.
Lynn Thorndike's A History of Magic and Experimental Science, first published in 1923, is a multi-volume work that traces the intertwined development of magic, occult arts, and early scientific inquiry from antiquity through the 17th century, with a focus on the Middle Ages. The book argues that magic and science were not separate but deeply connected, with magical practices and beliefs laying groundwork for later scientific experimentation and thought, examining figures like Pliny, Galen, and Thomas Aquinas to show how these fields influenced Christian thought and the medieval intellectual landscape.