Magic in the Middle Ages (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks) by Richard Kieckhefer
English | Jan 26, 1990 | ISBN: 0521309417, 0521312027 | 231 Pages | PDF | 72 MB
English | Jan 26, 1990 | ISBN: 0521309417, 0521312027 | 231 Pages | PDF | 72 MB
This textbook deals with magic, both natural and demonic, within the broad context of medieval culture. Covering the years c. 500 to 1500, with a chapter on antiquity, it invesigates the way magic relates to the many other cultural forms of the time, such as religion and science, literature and art. The book begins with a full discussion of the social history of magic and of the ways in which magical beliefs borrowed from a diversity of cultures.