Magic in the cloister : pious motives, illicit interests, and occult approaches to the medieval universe /

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"Utilizes the collection of magic texts from the late Middle Ages at St. Augustine's, Canterbury, to examine the orthodoxy of magical approaches to the medieval universe and to show how it was possible to combine magical studies with a monastic vocation"--Provided by publisher

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Page, Sophie, 1972- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013]
Collection:Magic in history.
Sujets:
St. Augustine's Abbey (Canterbury, England) > History.
St. Augustine's Abbey (Canterbury, England)
Magic > Manuscripts > History.
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Magic > England > Canterbury > History.
Magic > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Manuscrits médiévaux.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Parapsychology > General.
RELIGION > History.
Magic
Magic > Manuscripts
Magic > Religious aspects > Christianity
Manuscripts, Medieval
England > Canterbury
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Monks and their magic texts at St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury
  • Natural magic : the basilisk and the lodestone
  • The liber vaccae : magical uses of monstrous creations
  • Image magic : harnessing power in the harmonious universe
  • The liber de essentia spirituum : magic, revelation, and fellowship with spirits
  • The ars notoria and its monastic audience
  • Epilogue: John Dee, St. Augustine's manuscripts, and Renaissance magic.

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