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The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe Valerie I.J. Flint.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Flint, Valerie I. J. (Valerie Irene Jane), 1936-2009.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Church history.
- Magic--Europe--History.
- Magic.
- Europe--Religious life and customs.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 452 pages)
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1991.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. The Scope of the Study
- Chapter 2. The Legacy of Attitudes
- Chapter 3. The Sources for the Early Middle Ages
- Chapter 4. The Situation
- Chapter 5. The Magic That Persisted: Condemned Magical Agencies
- Chapter 6. The Magic That Was Needed: Rescued Means of Magical Intervention
- Chapter 7. The Magic That Was Needed: The Power of the Cross in the Heavens
- Chapter 8. Forbidden Magic: The Focal Points of Christian Disapproval
- Chapter 9. Encouraged Magic: The Process of Rehabilitation
- Chapter 10. The Discredited Practitioner: Charlatans
- Chapter 11. The Figure of Esteem: Christian Counterparts
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-437) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780691210025
- 0691210020
- OCLC:
- 1143665366
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