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Fearful spirits, reasoned follies : the boundaries of superstition in late medieval Europe /

"Superstitions are commonplace in the modern world. Mostly, however, they evoke innocuous images of people reading their horoscopes or avoiding black cats. Certain religious practices might also come to mind--praying to St. Christopher or lighting candles for the dead. Benign as they might seem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bailey, Michael David, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction : the meanings of medieval superstition
  • The weight of tradition
  • Superstition in court and cloister
  • The cardinal, the confessor, and the chancellor
  • Dilemmas of discernment
  • Witchcraft and its discontents
  • Toward disenchantment?