Magic and medieval society
Magic and medieval society presents a thematic approach to the topic of magic and sorcery in Western Europe between the eleventh and the fifteenth century. It aims to provide readers with the conceptual and documentary tools to reach informed conclusions as to the existence, nature, importance and uses of magic in medieval society. Contrary to some previous approaches, the authors argue that magic is inextricably connected to other areas of cultural practice and was found across medieval societ…
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- Full title :Magic and medieval society / Anne Lawrence-Mathers, Carolina Escobar-Vargas.
Summary
Magic and medieval society presents a thematic approach to the topic of magic and sorcery in Western Europe between the eleventh and the fifteenth century. It aims to provide readers with the conceptual and documentary tools to reach informed conclusions as to the existence, nature, importance and uses of magic in medieval society. Contrary to some previous approaches, the authors argue that magic is inextricably connected to other areas of cultural practice and was found across medieval society. Therefore, the book is arranged thematically, covering topics such as the use o.
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- Publication Date:2014.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxii, 145 pages : : illustrations ; : 26 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780415739283, 0415739284, 9781408270509, 1408270501, 1315777479, 9781315777474
- oclc:ocn856054459
- LC Classification:BF1593
- Dewey Decimal:133.4/30940902
Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. Magic And Politics -- 2. Magic In The Church -- Monks And Charms -- Palmistry And Divination -- Monastic Astrology? -- Peter Lombard, Gratian And The Development Of Law And Theology In Relation To Magic -- The Pope Who Was A Necromancer: The Black Legend Of Gerbert Of Aurillac -- 3. The Universities -- Magic And The Twelfth-Century Renaissance -- Classifications Of Magic -- Astrology And The Astrolabe -- Astral And Image Magic: The Bases Of Ritual Magic -- The Ars Notoria -- The Sworn Book Of Honorius -- Alchemy -- Dealing With The Growth Of Magical Literature -- 4. Magic And Secular Society -- Gerald Of Wales On Miracles, Wonders And Magic In Wales And Ireland -- Penitentials, Confessors' Manuals And Early Lawcodes -- Natural Magic And Its Uses -- Lapidaries -- Herbals -- Bestiaries -- Conclusion -- 5. Medical Magic -- The Problem Of Charms -- Natural Magic And Medical Magic -- Astrology And Medicine -- The Zodiac Man.
Contents note continued: Medicine, Magic And Popular Practice -- 6. Conclusion: The Rise Of Magical Crime -- William Of Auvergne -- Ritual Magic And Aquinas's Demonology -- Fourteenth-Century Show Trials -- Heresy And Witchcraft…
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