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

"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

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Beteilige Person: Page, Sophie 1972- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: University Park, Pennsylvania <<The>> Pennsylvania State University Press [2013]
Schriftenreihe:The magic in history series
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Zusammenfassung:"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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index
Umfang:x, 232 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9780271060330