A manual for constructing talismans, mixing magical compounds, summoning planetary
spirits, and determining astrological conditions, Picatrix is a cornerstone of Western …

In the earliest concrete examples of magic squares from Chinese, Indian, and Arabic
literature, the squares are valued not simply as mathematical curiosities but as objects of …

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Recent scholarship has brought important new insights into the chronology of the writing
and dissemination of the Rasāʾil Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ ('Epistles of the Brethren of Purity'). This …

For readers in late medieval Europe, the alchemical knowledge embedded in diagrams and
figurative illustrations held out the promise of both practical instruction and philosophical …

This work addresses the question of the intended audience of the Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm, the
famous Andalusi treatise on magic, better known by its Latin moniker, Picatrix. I propose that …

Given the lack of local sources, the history of Tripoli as a global Mediterranean city remains
unclear until the Ottoman conquest of the 16th century. Given that documentary record, the …

In the medieval Arabic tradition of the so-called occult sciences, the concept of ramz
(symbol, code) has acquired an important role in the way the authors were considering and …

The chapter reviews the history of the sciences in al-Andalus from the perspective of the
scholarly communities that contributed to their development. These communities are …

Itseemsobviousthatscienceisonlydeveloped… patronagefurnishingscientistswiththeadequ…
. Thisis why the period during which Cordoba became an important scientific center …