Magic in the Cloister Pious Motives, Illicit Interests, and Occult Approaches to the Medieval Universe |
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| Author:
| Page, Sophie |
| Series title: | Magic in History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-06034-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.