Magic And Divination In The Middle Ages

Author : Charles Burnett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000100640261

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Magic and Divination in the Middle Ages by Charles Burnett Pdf

After discussing the terminology of talismanic magic (or necromancy) and its position in divisions of science in the Middle Ages, this book traces the history of talismanic texts from the Classical period through the Arabic world to the Latin Middle Ages. The principal authorities are Hermes and Aristotle, and the search for the 'secret knowledge' of these ancient sages is shown to have been a catalyst for the translating activity from Arabic into Latin in 12th-century Spain. The second half of the volume is devoted to examples of the kinds of divination prevalent in Arabic and Latin-reading societies: chiromancy, onomancy, scapulimancy, geomancy and fortune-telling. The book ends with advice on when to practice alchemy and a prophetic letter of supposed Arabic provenance, warning of the coming of the Mongols. Several editions of previously unedited texts are included, with translations.

Author : Charles S. F. Burnett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:610312248

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Magic and Divination in the Middle Ages by Charles S. F. Burnett Pdf

Author : Richard Kieckhefer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107431829

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Magic in the Middle Ages by Richard Kieckhefer Pdf

A fascinating study of natural and demonic magic within the broad context of medieval culture.

Author : Viktor Rydberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Magic
ISBN : UOM:39015004280023

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The Magic of the Middle Ages by Viktor Rydberg Pdf

Author : Karen Louise Jolly,Edward Peters,Catharina Raudvere
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0812217861

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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3 by Karen Louise Jolly,Edward Peters,Catharina Raudvere Pdf

Covers the rise of "white magic" & Christian persecution of sorcery.

Author : Valerie Irene Jane Flint
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691210025

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The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe by Valerie Irene Jane Flint Pdf

"There are forces better recognized as belonging to human society than repressed or left to waste away or growl about upon its fringes." So writes Valerie Flint in this powerful work on magic in early medieval Europe. Flint shows how many of the more discerning leaders of the early medieval Church decided to promote non-Christian practices originally condemned as magical--rather than repressing them or leaving them to waste away or "growl." These wise leaders actively and enthusiastically incorporated specific kinds of "magic" into the dominant culture not only to appease the contemporary non-Christian opposition but also to enhance Christianity itself.

Author : Stefano Rapisarda,Erik Niblaeus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Divination
ISBN : 888450581X

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Dialogues Among Books in Medieval Western Magic and Divination by Stefano Rapisarda,Erik Niblaeus Pdf

Author : Catherine Rider
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780230740

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Magic and Religion in Medieval England by Catherine Rider Pdf

During the Middle Ages, many occult rituals and beliefs existed and were practiced alongside those officially sanctioned by the church. While educated clergy condemned some of these as magic, many of these practices involved religious language, rituals, or objects. For instance, charms recited to cure illnesses invoked God and the saints, and love spells used consecrated substances such as the Eucharist. Magic and Religion in Medieval England explores the entanglement of magical practices and the clergy during the Middle Ages, uncovering how churchmen decided which of these practices to deem acceptable and examining the ways they persuaded others to adopt their views. Covering the period from 1215 to the Reformation, Catherine Rider traces the change in the church’s attitude to vernacular forms of magic. She shows how this period brought the clergy more closely into contact with unofficial religious practices than ever before, and how this proximity prompted them to draw up precise guidelines on distinguishing magic from legitimate religion. Revealing the necessity of improving clerical education and the pastoral care of the laity, Magic and Religion in Medieval England provides a fascinating picture of religious life during this period.

Author : Anne Lawrence-Mathers,Carolina Escobar-Vargas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317693581

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Magic and Medieval Society by Anne Lawrence-Mathers,Carolina Escobar-Vargas Pdf

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 of magic at medieval courts, at universities and within the medieval Church itself. Each chapter and theme is supported by additional documents, diagrams and images to allow readers to examine the evidence side-by-side with the discussions in the chapters and to come to informed conclusions on the issues. This book puts forward the argument that the witch craze was not a medieval phenomenon but rather the product of the Renaissance and the Reformation, and demonstrates how the components for the early-modern prosecution of witches were put into place. This new Seminar Study is supported by a comprehensive documents section, chronology, who’s who and black-and-white plate section. It offers a concise and thought-provoking introduction for students of medieval history.

Author : Stephen A. Mitchell
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812203714

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Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages by Stephen A. Mitchell Pdf

Stephen A. Mitchell here offers the fullest examination available of witchcraft in late medieval Scandinavia. He focuses on those people believed to be able—and who in some instances thought themselves able—to manipulate the world around them through magical practices, and on the responses to these beliefs in the legal, literary, and popular cultures of the Nordic Middle Ages. His sources range from the Icelandic sagas to cultural monuments much less familiar to the nonspecialist, including legal cases, church art, law codes, ecclesiastical records, and runic spells. Mitchell's starting point is the year 1100, by which time Christianity was well established in elite circles throughout Scandinavia, even as some pre-Christian practices and beliefs persisted in various forms. The book's endpoint coincides with the coming of the Reformation and the onset of the early modern Scandinavian witch hunts. The terrain covered is complex, home to the Germanic Scandinavians as well as their non-Indo-European neighbors, the Sámi and Finns, and it encompasses such diverse areas as the important trade cities of Copenhagen, Bergen, and Stockholm, with their large foreign populations; the rural hinterlands; and the insular outposts of Iceland and Greenland. By examining witches, wizards, and seeresses in literature, lore, and law, as well as surviving charm magic directed toward love, prophecy, health, and weather, Mitchell provides a portrait of both the practitioners of medieval Nordic magic and its performance. With an understanding of mythology as a living system of cultural signs (not just ancient sacred narratives), this study also focuses on such powerful evolving myths as those of "the milk-stealing witch," the diabolical pact, and the witches' journey to Blåkulla. Court cases involving witchcraft, charm magic, and apostasy demonstrate that witchcraft ideologies played a key role in conceptualizing gender and were themselves an important means of exercising social control.

Author : Frank Klaassen
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780271061757

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The Transformations of Magic by Frank Klaassen Pdf

In this original, provocative, well-reasoned, and thoroughly documented book, Frank Klaassen proposes that two principal genres of illicit learned magic occur in late medieval manuscripts: image magic, which could be interpreted and justified in scholastic terms, and ritual magic (in its extreme form, overt necromancy), which could not. Image magic tended to be recopied faithfully; ritual magic tended to be adapted and reworked. These two forms of magic did not usually become intermingled in the manuscripts, but were presented separately. While image magic was often copied in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, The Transformations of Magic demonstrates that interest in it as an independent genre declined precipitously around 1500. Instead, what persisted was the other, more problematic form of magic: ritual magic. Klaassen shows that texts of medieval ritual magic were cherished in the sixteenth century, and writers of new magical treatises, such as Agrippa von Nettesheim and John Dee, were far more deeply indebted to medieval tradition—and specifically to the medieval tradition of ritual magic—than previous scholars have thought them to be.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Magic
ISBN : 9780271042411

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Conjuring Spirits: Texts and Traditions of Medieval Ritual Magic by Anonim Pdf

Author : Albrecht Classen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110556520

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Magic and Magicians in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Time by Albrecht Classen Pdf

There are no clear demarcation lines between magic, astrology, necromancy, medicine, and even sciences in the pre-modern world. Under the umbrella term 'magic,' the contributors to this volume examine a wide range of texts, both literary and religious, both medical and philosophical, in which the topic is discussed from many different perspectives. The fundamental concerns address issue such as how people perceived magic, whether they accepted it and utilized it for their own purposes, and what impact magic might have had on the mental structures of that time. While some papers examine the specific appearance of magicians in literary texts, others analyze the practical application of magic in medical contexts. In addition, this volume includes studies that deal with the rise of the witch craze in the late fifteenth century and then also investigate whether the Weberian notion of disenchantment pertaining to the modern world can be maintained. Magic is, oddly but significantly, still around us and exerts its influence. Focusing on magic in the medieval world thus helps us to shed light on human culture at large.

Author : Sophie Page,Catherine Rider
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317042754

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The Routledge History of Medieval Magic by Sophie Page,Catherine Rider Pdf

The Routledge History of Medieval Magic brings together the work of scholars from across Europe and North America to provide extensive insights into recent developments in the study of medieval magic between c.1100 and c.1500. This book covers a wide range of topics, including the magical texts which circulated in medieval Europe, the attitudes of intellectuals and churchmen to magic, the ways in which magic intersected with other aspects of medieval culture, and the early witch trials of the fifteenth century. In doing so, it offers the reader a detailed look at the impact that magic had within medieval society, such as its relationship to gender roles, natural philosophy, and courtly culture. This is furthered by the book’s interdisciplinary approach, containing chapters dedicated to archaeology, literature, music, and visual culture, as well as texts and manuscripts. The Routledge History of Medieval Magic also outlines how research on this subject could develop in the future, highlighting under-explored subjects, unpublished sources, and new approaches to the topic. It is the ideal book for both established scholars and students of medieval magic.

Author : Sophie Page
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802037976

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Magic in Medieval Manuscripts by Sophie Page Pdf

Magic in Medieval Manuscripts explores the place of magic in the medieval world and the contradictory responses it evoked, through an exploration of images and texts in British Library manuscripts.