Magic and medieval society / Anne Lawrence-Mathers, Carolina Escobar-Vargas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawrence-Mathers, Anne, 1953-

Series:

Seminar studies in history

Seminar studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magic--Europe, Western--History--To 1500.

Magic.

Civilization.

History.

Europe, Western--Civilization--To 1500.

Europe, Western.

Western Europe.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxii, 145 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

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.

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

The Onset Of The Witch Craze

DOCUMENTS

1.Sibylline Prophecies

2.Joachim Of Fiore And Richard I

3.Report Of Astrological Fears And Predictions In 1186

4.Roger Bacon, Introduction To The Great Work, 1266

5.John Of Salisbury, Policraticus

6.Michael Scot And The Emperor Frederick Ii

7.Twelfth-Century Anglo-Norman Horoscopes

8.Prognostication By Thunder

9.Excerpts From The Dream-Book Of The Prophet Daniel

10.Peter Lombard, Sentences

11.Gratian, Decretum (Decretals)

12.Magical Circles, Demons And Necromancy

13.William Of Malmesbury On Gerbert Of Aurillac

14.Hugh Of St Victor, Didascalicon

15.Adelard Of Bath, Treatise On The Astrolabe

16.Ars Notoria: General Instructions, And Texts Relating To Astronomy

Contents note continued: 17.The Emerald Table

18.Magical Books In Universities

19.Penitentials

20.Lapidary

21.Herbals

22.The Bestiary

23.On Animals

24.Sphere Of Apuleius

25.Zodiac Man

26.Speculum Astronomiae

27.Guibert De Nogent, Monodies (Melancholy Memoirs)

28.Albertus Magnus On Precious Stones

29.On Natural Magic

30.St Thomas Aquinas On Demons

31.Super Illius Specula

32.Bernard Gui, Manual For Inquisitors

33.Stephen Tempier, List Of Condemned Opinions And Works, 1277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-139) and index.

ISBN:

9780415739283

0415739284

9781408270509

1408270501

1315777479

9781315777474

OCLC:

856054459

Publisher Number:

40023955485