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Magic in the Middle Ages: Canto Classics

Autor Richard Kieckhefer
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 noi 2014
Magic in the Middle Ages is a fascinating and wide-ranging study of natural and demonic magic within the broad context of medieval culture. It investigates the way that magic relates to the many other cultural forms of the time, in particular religion and science, literature and art.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781107431829
ISBN-10: 1107431824
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 19 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 138 x 215 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:Revised.
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Canto Classics

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

1. Introduction: Magic as a crossroads; 2. The classical inheritance; 3. The twilight of paganism: Magic in Norse and Irish culture; 4. The common tradition of medieval magic; 5. The romance of magic in courtly culture; 6. Arabic learning and the occult sciences; 7. Invocation and conjuration of angels; 8. Conjuration of demons; 9. Prohibition, condemnation, and prosecution.