Grimoires—Part I

MonsterTalk

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History, Science, Society & Culture, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this episode MonsterTalk continues its special series on Magic as it examines the history of Grimoires in Western culture. State Department Archivist Jerry Drake, PhD, discusses the history of magic books, magic writing and how it fits into the history of science. This is the first of a two-part interview. Read the episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.4	Geographical restrictions, season C seized service and delivery fees apply. Mankind believed in magic long before recorded human history.
1:17.0	Magic's taken many forms and manifested in a variety of ways.
1:22.0	Most lost a time.
1:24.6	But at some point in human history,
1:26.6	we developed the technology of writing,
1:29.0	and it was inevitable that this would eventually
1:31.1	be used to capture magic on paper.
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