The transformations of magic: illicit learned magic in the later Middle Ages and Renaissance

"Explores two principal genres of illicit learned magic in late Medieval manuscripts: image magic, which could be interpreted and justified in scholastic terms, and ritual magic, which could not"--Provided by publisher

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Main Author: Klaassen, Frank F. 1963- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: University Park, Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania State University Press [2013]
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: Klaassen, Frank F., The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance] (2013) (Geck, John A.)
The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance (2014) (Greenbaum, Dorian Gieseler)
Series/Journal:Magic in history
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B England / Magic / Reception / History 1300-1600
Further subjects:B Magic (England) History
B Magic Religious aspects Christianity
B Manuscripts, Renaissance
B Magic Manuscripts History
B Manuscripts, Medieval
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Summary:"Explores two principal genres of illicit learned magic in late Medieval manuscripts: image magic, which could be interpreted and justified in scholastic terms, and ritual magic, which could not"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-265) and index
ISBN:0271056274