The Sīmiyā’ in Al-Andalus
<p>Sīmiyā’ is an Arabic word that uses to be translated as ‘white magic’ or ‘natural magic’. In fact, the so-called “science of al-Sīmiyā’” is a kind of magic well known in the Arab world since the Middle Ages. In this paper, after a short revision of the different etymologies suggested for th...
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Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
2010-03-01
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| Series: | El Futuro del Pasado |
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| Online Access: | http://www.elfuturodelpasado.com/ojs/index.php/FdP/article/view/32 |