AL-KINDI by De Radiis – Translated by Scott Gosnell (Hardcover Edition)

$45.00 or Original price was: $45.00.Current price is: $11.25. / month for 4 months

AL-KINDI by De Radiis – Hardcover Edition

Out of stock

Email me when this item is back in stock

Additional information

Weight 2.0 lbs

Description

Details

​Hardcover bound in green Fedrigoni Imitlin
Measures 100×160 mm
160 gram red Endpapers
Printed on 115 g wood-free, age-resistant Cream paper
Sewn book block
Red ribbon marker
Blind debossing on the front and gilded on the front and spine

Published by Black Letter Press

About this book:

Abū Yaʿqūb ibn Ishāq al-Kindī (c.800-870CE) De Radiis (On The Stellar Rays) proposes that all things emit rays that operate on all other things, producing an interplay of causes and effects from the stars down to material objects. The rays pouring down from the celestial harmony of the stars, constellations, and planets, he thought, accounted for the efficacy of astrology. Living beings, likewise, were the source and destination of rays, and humans out of all creatures were a “small world” or microcosm unto themselves, and therefore humans are able to cause things (whether themselves or others) to move and change. Sound “rays”, emitted through speech, song, and music could effect magical change by the same principle.

De Radiis provides a concise, comprehensive physical and magical theory using the philosophy of the Greeks, which Al-Kindi had a hand in translating into Arabic at the start of the Islamic Golden Age. This edition of De Radiis comes from a back translation into Latin from a lost Arabic original. Together with practical manuals of Arab magic, such as Picatrix, the theoretical treatise De Radiis had a profound impact on the Western esoteric tradition during the ensuing thousand years.

This new translation, by Scott Gosnell, translator of The Collected Works of Giordano Bruno and writer on the history and future of science and magic, rendered into clear, fresh language; it is an essential part of any complete esoteric library.

Customer Reviews

Add a review
AL-KINDI by De Radiis - Translated by Scott Gosnell (Hardcover Edition) AL-KINDI by De Radiis - Translated by Scott Gosnell (Hardcover Edition)
Rating*
0/5
* Rating is required
Your review
* Review is required
Name
* Name is required
Add photos or video to your review
* Please tick the checkbox to proceed
0.0
Based on 0 reviews
5 star
0%
4 star
0%
3 star
0%
2 star
0%
1 star
0%
Sorry, no reviews match your current selections
0
    0
    Your Cart
    Your cart is empty
      Calculate Shipping