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Book Title
The Fortunes of Faust (Magic in History)
ISBN
9780271018447

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271018445
ISBN-13
9780271018447
eBay Product ID (ePID)
485749

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Fortunes of Faust
Subject
European / General, Modern / General, Europe / General, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, History
Author
Elizabeth M. Butler
Series
Magic in History Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
30.2 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
99-182120
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Synopsis
This work is a powerful and astute examination of the connection between magic in literature and magic in history. It traces the evolution of the Faust tradition and its relationship to the practice of magic in European history. Written by one of the most distinguished scholars in the field of German literature, this book, first published in 1952, is a classic text. Butler follows the magic tradition of the magus--the priest-king--and its reformulation in the Christian world. In the process, the magus was transformed into a wicked sorcerer who comes to a bad end in this world and a worse one hereafter. This conception, which gained ground in the Middle Ages, received its most categorical statement in the Faust legend. The celebrated pact between Faust and the devil was in fact an invention of Christian mythologists who had interpreted occult rituals in accordance with the Christian belief that magicians were the servants of Satan. Occultists replied by denying the pact with the devil and by associating Faust with ritual magic traditions. Butler draws on her detailed knowledge of literature, religion, and history to produce an authoritative synthesis that all those interested in the development of mythology will find indispensable.
LC Classification Number
PN57.F3B8 1998

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