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100 1 _aKieckhefer, Richard,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMagic in the Middle Ages /
_cRichard Kieckhefer, Professor of Religion and History, Northwestern University.
250 _a2nd ed.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2014.
300 _a1 online resource (xv, 219 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aCanto classics
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aHow 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 book places magic at the crossroads of medieval culture, shedding light on many other aspects of life in the Middle Ages.
650 0 _aMagic
_zEurope
_xHistory.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107076310
830 0 _aCanto classics.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139923484
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