Magic in the Cloister: Pious Motives, Illicit Interests, and Occult Approaches to the Medieval Universe
14 Magic in History

Magic in the Cloister

Pious Motives, Illicit Interests, and Occult Approaches to the Medieval Universe

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Sophie Page
Sophie Page
2013 • 232 pages

"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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Magic in History

Magic in History is a 14-book series with 14 released primary works first released in 1958 with contributions by D.P. Walker, Frank Klaassen, and Juris Lidaka.

Conjuring Spirits: Texts and Traditions of Medieval Ritual Magic
Battling Demons: Witchcraft, Heresy, and Reform in the Late Middle Ages
Icons of Power: Ritual Practices in Late Antiquity
Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages
Strange Revelations: Magic, Poison, and Sacrilege in Louis XIV's France
Alchemical Belief: Occultism in the Religious Culture of Early Modern England
The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance
Magic in the Cloister: Pious Motives, Illicit Interests, and Occult Approaches to the Medieval Universe
Magic in the Modern World: Strategies of Repression and Legitimization
Medicine, Religion, and Magic in Early Stuart England: Richard Napier's Medical Practice
The Long Life of Magical Objects: A Study in the Solomonic Tradition

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