The Medieval Moon : A History of Haunting and Blessing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lazikani, Ayoush.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human beings.

Moon.

Moon--In literature.

Moon--Folklore.

Moon--Mythology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2025.

Summary:

A vivid new history of how medieval people around the world perceived the moon When they gazed at the moon, medieval people around the globe saw an object that was at once powerful and fragile, distant and intimate--and sometimes all this at once.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

NOTE ON QUOTATIONS, IMAGES, AND DATES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1 THE MOON OF RIDDLES AND MYSTERIES

2 THE MOON OF TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES

3 THE MOON OF PROPHECIES AND SIGNS

4 THE MOON OF ILLNESSES AND CURES

5 THE MOON OF SORROWS AND ILLUSIONS

6 THE MOON OF LOVES AND EMBRACES

7 THE MOON OF WORLDS AND TALES: AN EPILOGUE

Appendix

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

PLATES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-300-28596-5

OCLC:

1570212655