The occult in mediaeval Europe, 500-1500 : a documentary history / edited and translated by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maxwell-Stuart, P. G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Occultism--Europe--History--To 1500--Sources.

Occultism.

History.

Europe.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Occult in medieval Europe, 500-1500

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Summary:

The medieval period is often seen as an age of superstition. This study challenges this assumption, offering students a varied collection of documents--many of which appear in English for the first time--surveying what people throughout Europe actually thought and believed about the occult sciences at the time. The various branches of magic, divination, astrology and alchemy which helped people to make sense of their world are presented through translated extracts from religious, legal, medical and scientific documents.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.

ISBN:

1403902909

1403902895

OCLC:

56370245

Publisher Number:

9781403902900

9781403902894

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