The Routledge history of medieval magic

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The Routledge history of medieval magic

edited by Sophie Page, Catherine Rider

(The Routledge histories)

Routledge, 2019

  • : hbk

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History of medieval magic

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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Magic also outlines how research on this subject could develop in the future, highlighting under-explored subjects, unpublished sources, and new approaches to the topic.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.

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Introduction Sophie Page and Catherine Rider Part I: Conceptualizing magic 1 Rethinking how to define magic Richard Kieckhefer 2 For magic: Against method Claire Fanger 3 A discourse historical approach towards medieval learned magic Bernd-Christian Otto 4 The concept of magic David. L. d'Avray 5 Responses Richard Kieckhefer, David. L. d'Avray, Bernd-Christian Ott o, and Claire Fanger Part I I: Languages and dissemination 6 Arabic magic: The impetus for translating texts and their reception Charles Burnett 7 The Latin encounter with Hebrew magic: Problems and approaches Katelyn Mesler 8 Magic in Romance languages Sebastia Giralt 9 Central and Eastern Europe Benedek Lang 10 Magic in Celtic lands Mark Williams 11 Scandinavia Stephen A. Mitchell Part I I I: Key genres and figures 12 From Hermetic magic to the magic of marvels Antonella Sannino 13 The notion of properties: Tensions between Scientia and Ars in medieval natural philosophy and magic Isabelle Draelants 14 Solomonic magic Julien Veronese 15 Necromancy Frank Klaassen 16 John of Morigny Claire Fanger and Nicholas Watson 17 Cecco d'Ascoli and Antonio da Montolmo: The building of a "nigromantical" cosmology and the birth of the author-magician Nicolas Weill-Parot 18 Beringarius Ganellus and the Summa sacre magice: Magic as the promotion of God's Kingship Damaris Aschera Gehr 19 Jerome Torrella and "Astrological Images" Nicolas Weill-Parot 20 Peter of Zealand Jean-Marc Mandosio Part IV: Themes (magic and...) 21 Magic and natural philosophy St even P. Marrone 22 Medicine and magic Peter Murray Jones and Lea T. Olsan 23 Illusion Robert Goulding 24 Magic at court Jean-Patrice Boudet 25 Magic and gender Catherine Rider 26 Magic in literature: Romance transformations Corinne Saunders 27 Music John Haines 28 Magic and archaeology: Ritual residues and "odd" deposits Roberta Gilchrist 29 The visual culture of magic in the Middle Ages Alejandro Garcia Aviles 30 Medieval magical figures: Between image and text Sophie Page Part V: Anti-magical discourse in the later Middle Ages 31 Scholasticism and high medieval opposition to magic David J. Collins 32 Pastoral literature and preaching Kathleen Kamerick 33 Superstition and sorcery Michael D. Bailey 34 Witchcraft Mart ine Ostorero 35 Epilogue: Cosmology and magic - The angel of Mars in the Libro de astromagia Alejandro Garcia Aviles Further reading Index

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