…The Discovery of Witchcraft, published in London in 1584, was the world's first book on magic written in English, and contains simple explanations of about 50 types of magic that were performed at the time. The author, Reginald Scot, was not a magician, and his true purpose was to deny the existence of the devil and to prove that the strange acts believed to be magic could be performed rationally by humans. It was in the 17th and 18th centuries that magic began to transition from street performances to stage shows in tents as an independent art form. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Scot, R." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…1584年にロンドンで刊行された《妖術の開示Discoverie of Witchcraft》は世界で最初の英語で書かれた奇術解説書であり,当時行われていたおよそ50種類の奇術の簡単な種あかしがつけられている。著者のスコットReginald Scotは,奇術師ではなく,彼の真の目的は悪魔の存在を否定し,魔術と信じられているはなれ業も人間の手で合理的に行いえることを証明することにあった。 奇術が独立した芸能として,大道芸から小屋がけのいわばステージ・ショーへと移行し始めるのは17,18世紀である。… ※「Scot,R.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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