HIST 4214 - Science, Religion, and Magic in Early Modern Europe

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Six hours of 1000-1999 HIST courses. Analyzes the relationship between science, religion, and magic during the Scientific Revolution with a special focus on the trial of Galileo. Surveys popular beliefs such as magic as well as major intellectual developments with a focus on changing attitudes towards nature, truth, and authority.

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