The Routledge history of medieval magic / edited by Sophie Page and Catherine Rider.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Page, Sophie, 1972- editor.

Rider, Catherine (Catherine Rosemary), editor.

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Series:

Routledge histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magic.

History.

Manners and customs.

Europe--Social life and customs--To 1500.

Europe.

Magic--History--To 1500.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 550 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

History of medieval magic

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Contents:

Rethinking how to define magic / Richard Kieckhefer

For magic: against method / Claire Fanger

A discourse historical approach towards medieval learned magic / Bernd-Christian Otto

The concept of magic / David L. d'Avray

Responses / Richard Kieckhefer [and 3 others]

Arabic magic: the impetus for translating texts and their reception / Charles Burnett

The Latin encounter with Hebrew magic: problems and approaches / Katelyn Mesler

Magic in Romance languages / Sebastià Giralt

Central and eastern Europe / Benedek Láng

Magic in Celtic lands / Mark Williams

Scandinavia / Stephen A. Mitchell

From Hermetic magic to the magic of marvels / Antonella Sannino

The notion of properties: tensions between Scientia and Ars in medieval natural philosophy and magic / Isabelle Draelants

Solomonic magic / Julien Véronèse

Necromancy / Frank Klaassen

John of Morigny / Claire Fanger and Nicholas Watson

Cecco d'Ascoli and Antonio da Montolmo: the building of a "nigromantical" cosmology and the birth of the author-magician / Nicolas Weill-Parot

Beringarius Ganellus and the Summa Sacre magice: magic as the promotion of God's kingship / Damaris Aschera Gehr

Jerome Torrella and the "astrological images" / Nicolas Weill-Parot

Peter of Zealand / Jean-Marc Mandosio

Magic and natural philosophy / Steven P. Marrone

Medicine and magic / Peter Murray Jones and Lea T. Olsan

Illusion / Robert Goulding

Magic at court / Jean-Patrice Boudet

Magic and gender / Catherine Rider

Magic in literature: romance transformations / Corinne Saunders

Music / John Haines

Magic and archaeology: ritual residues and "odd" deposits / Roberta Gilchrist

The visual culture of magic in the Middle Ages / Alejandro García Avilés

Medieval magical figures: between image and text / Sophie Page

Scholasticism and high medieval opposition to magic / David J. Collins

Pastoral literature and preaching / Kathleen Kamerick

Superstition and sorcery / Michael D. Bailey

Witchcraft / Martine Ostorero

Epilogue: cosmology and magic: the angel of Mars in the Libro de astromagia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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."--Page [ii].

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Routledge history of medieval magic.

ISBN:

1472447301

9781472447302

9781315613192

1315613190

OCLC:

957617518

Publisher Number:

99980876771