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How
was magic practice in medieval times? How did it relate to the diverse
beliefs and practices that characterized this fascinating period?
In Magic in the Middle Ages Richard Kieckhefer surveys the growth and
development of magic in medieval times. He examines its relation to religion,
science, philosophy, art, literature, and politics before introducing
us to the kinds of people who practiced magic, and the reasoning behind
their beliefs.
This book places magic at the crossroads of medieval culture, shedding
light on many other aspects of life in the middle ages.
Inhoud
vii List of illustrations
ix Foreword to the Canto edition
xiv Preface
1 Introduction: Magic as a Crossroads
19 The Classical Inheritance
43 The Twilight of Paganism: Magic in Norse and Irish Culture
56 The Common Tradition of Medieval Magic
95 The Romance of Magic in Courtly Culture
116 Arabic Learning and the Occult Sciences
151 Necromancy in the Clerical Underworld
176 Prohibition, Condemnation, and Prosecution
202 Further Reading
214 Index
