Magic in the Middle Ages

ISBN-13: 9781108494717 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 250 str.

Richard Kieckhefer

Opis

A revised and expanded edition of this fascinating interdisciplinary study of magic in the Middle Ages.

Spis treści

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.