Magic in the Middle AgesCambridge University Press, 1 мая 2000 г. - Всего страниц: 240 How was magic practised in medieval times? How did it relate to the diverse beliefs and practices that characterised 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 different types of magic that were used, the kinds of people who practised magic, and the reasoning behind their beliefs. In addition, he shows how magic served as a point of contact between the popular and elite classes, how the reality of magical beliefs is reflected in the fiction of medieval literature, and how the persecution of magic and witchcraft led to changes in the law. This 2000 book places magic at the crossroads of medieval culture, shedding light on many other aspects of life in the middle ages. |
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INTRODUCTION MAGIC AS A CROSSROADS | 1 |
TWO CASE STUDIES | 2 |
DEFINITIONS OF MAGIC | 8 |
PLAN FOR THIS BOOK | 17 |
THE CLASSICAL INHERITANCE | 19 |
SCIENTIFIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL LITERATURE | 21 |
FICTIONAL LITERATURE | 29 |
THE BIBLE AND BIBLICAL APOCRYPHA | 33 |
AUTOMATONS AND GEMS | 100 |
MAGIC IN THE ROMANCES AND RELATED LITERATURE | 105 |
ARABIC LEARNING AND THE OCCULT SCIENCES | 116 |
THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL LIFE | 117 |
THE PRACTICE OF ASTROLOGY | 120 |
PRINCIPLES OF ASTROLOGY | 125 |
ASTRAL MAGIC | 131 |
ALCHEMY | 133 |
MAGIC EARLY CHRISTIANITY AND THE GRAECOROMAN WORLD | 36 |
THE TWILIGHT OF PAGANISM MAGIC IN NORSE AND IRISH CULTURE | 43 |
CONVERSION AND PAGAN SURVIVALS | 44 |
RUNIC INSCRIPTIONS | 47 |
THE NORSE SAGAS | 48 |
IRISH LITERATURE | 53 |
THE COMMON TRADITION OF MEDIEVAL MAGIC | 56 |
HEALERS AND DIVINERS | 57 |
HERBS AND ANIMALS | 64 |
PRAYERS BLESSINGS AND ADJURATIONS | 69 |
PROTECTIVE AMULETS AND TALISMANS | 75 |
THE MISUSE OF MEDICAL AND PROTECTIVE MAGIC | 80 |
DIVINATION AND POPULAR ASTROLOGY | 85 |
THE ART OF TRICKERY | 90 |
THE ROMANCE OF MAGIC IN COURTLY CULTURE | 95 |
MAGICIANS AT COURT | 96 |
THE CULT OF SECRECY AND BOOKS OF SECRETS | 140 |
THE RENAISSANCE MAGUS | 144 |
NECROMANCY IN THE CLERICAL UNDERWORLD | 151 |
THE MAKING OF A CLERICAL UNDERWORLD | 153 |
FORMULAS AND RITUALS FOR CONJURING SPIRITS | 156 |
THE SOURCES FOR NECROMANCY | 165 |
NECROMANCY IN THE EXEMPLA | 172 |
PROHIBITION CONDEMNATION AND PROSECUTION | 176 |
LEGAL PROHIBITION | 177 |
MORAL AND THEOLOGICAL CONDEMNATION | 181 |
PATTERNS OF PROSECUTION | 187 |
THE RISE OF THE WITCH TRIALS | 194 |
CONCLUSION | 200 |
FURTHER READING | 202 |
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