Magic and magicians in the Middle Ages and the early modern time : the occult in pre-modern sciences, medicine, literature, religion, and astrology /
Magic and magicians in the Middle Ages and the early modern time : the occult in pre-modern sciences, medicine, literature, religion, and astrology /
edited by Albrecht Classen.
- 1 online resource
- Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture ; volume 20 .
- Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture ; v. 20. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Magic in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age â#x80;#x93; Literature, Science, Religion, Philosophy, Music, and Art. An Introduction -- Magical (and Maligned) Metalworkers: Understanding Representations of Early and High Medieval Blacksmiths -- Painted Eyes, Magical Sieves and Carved Runes: Charms for Catching and Punishing Thieves in the Medieval and Early Modern Germanic Tradition -- Constructing the Magical Biography of the Irish Druid Mog Ruith Zum Umgang mit Zauberern im Rahmen frÃơhmittelalterlicher Missionsanstrengungen (Dealing with Magicians Within the Framework of Early Medieval Missionizing Efforts)Magic and Science: The Portail des libraires, Rouen -- The Magic of Love: Queen Isolde, the Magician Clinschor, and â#x80;#x9C;Seeingâ#x80;#x9D; in Gottfriedâ#x80;#x99;s Tristan and Wolframâ#x80;#x99;s Parzival -- Magical Gifts in Gottfried von Strassburgâ#x80;#x99;s Tristan und Isolde and the Rejection of Magic -- Was Eustace Diabolical? Magic and Devilry in Le roman de Wistasse le moine -- Merlin, or, a Prophet Turning Magician The Book of Zabulon â#x80;#x93; A Quest for Hidden Secrets: Intertextuality and Magical Genealogy in Middle High German Literature, with an Emphasis on Reinfried von BraunschweigMiracles and Magic: Necromantic Practices Found in Cantiga 125 -- Magic at the Margins: The Mystification of Maugis dâ#x80;#x99;Aigremont -- The Magician at Home with his Family: Comparative Historical Ethnographies of Two Pre- Modern Magicians from Autobiographical Sources: John of Morigny and the Tibetan Monk Milarepa -- Curious Clerks: Image Magic and Chaucerian Poetics Representing Magic and Science in The Franklinâ#x80;#x99;s Tale and The Canonâ#x80;#x99;s Yeomanâ#x80;#x99;s Tale: Chaucerâ#x80;#x99;s Exploration of Connected TopicsMagic in Late Medieval German Literature: The Case of the Good Magician Malagis -- Motives, Means, and a Malevolent Mantel: The Case of Morgan le Fayâ#x80;#x99;s Transgressions in Sir Thomas Maloryâ#x80;#x99;s Le Morte Darthur -- Witchcraft, Heinrich Kramerâ#x80;#x99;s Nuremburg Handbook, and Ecclesiasticus: The Construction of the Fifteenth-Century Civic Sorceress -- Magic and Ritual in Late-Medieval and Early-Modern Popular Medicine Attempted Murder by Magic: The Sorcerer and His Apprentice in Marguerite de Navarreâ#x80;#x99;s Heptaméron 1How Magical Was Renaissance Magic? -- Magic in Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanenâ#x80;#x99;s Saul and the Witch of Endor -- Heterochronic Representation of Magic in Czech Chapbooks -- Rethinking Max Weberâ#x80;#x99;s Theory of Disenchantment -- Contributors
There are no clear demarcation lines between magic, astrology, necromancy, medicine, and even sciences in the pre-modern world. Under the umbrella term 'magic, ' the contributors to this volume examine a wide range of texts, both literary and religious, bo.
In English.
9783110556520 (electronic bk.) 3110556529 (electronic bk.) 9783110557725 311055772X
10.1515/9783110557725 doi
Magic--History.
Magicians.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Parapsychology--General.
Magic.
Magicians.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
BF1593 / .M33 2017eb
133.4/309
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Magic in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age â#x80;#x93; Literature, Science, Religion, Philosophy, Music, and Art. An Introduction -- Magical (and Maligned) Metalworkers: Understanding Representations of Early and High Medieval Blacksmiths -- Painted Eyes, Magical Sieves and Carved Runes: Charms for Catching and Punishing Thieves in the Medieval and Early Modern Germanic Tradition -- Constructing the Magical Biography of the Irish Druid Mog Ruith Zum Umgang mit Zauberern im Rahmen frÃơhmittelalterlicher Missionsanstrengungen (Dealing with Magicians Within the Framework of Early Medieval Missionizing Efforts)Magic and Science: The Portail des libraires, Rouen -- The Magic of Love: Queen Isolde, the Magician Clinschor, and â#x80;#x9C;Seeingâ#x80;#x9D; in Gottfriedâ#x80;#x99;s Tristan and Wolframâ#x80;#x99;s Parzival -- Magical Gifts in Gottfried von Strassburgâ#x80;#x99;s Tristan und Isolde and the Rejection of Magic -- Was Eustace Diabolical? Magic and Devilry in Le roman de Wistasse le moine -- Merlin, or, a Prophet Turning Magician The Book of Zabulon â#x80;#x93; A Quest for Hidden Secrets: Intertextuality and Magical Genealogy in Middle High German Literature, with an Emphasis on Reinfried von BraunschweigMiracles and Magic: Necromantic Practices Found in Cantiga 125 -- Magic at the Margins: The Mystification of Maugis dâ#x80;#x99;Aigremont -- The Magician at Home with his Family: Comparative Historical Ethnographies of Two Pre- Modern Magicians from Autobiographical Sources: John of Morigny and the Tibetan Monk Milarepa -- Curious Clerks: Image Magic and Chaucerian Poetics Representing Magic and Science in The Franklinâ#x80;#x99;s Tale and The Canonâ#x80;#x99;s Yeomanâ#x80;#x99;s Tale: Chaucerâ#x80;#x99;s Exploration of Connected TopicsMagic in Late Medieval German Literature: The Case of the Good Magician Malagis -- Motives, Means, and a Malevolent Mantel: The Case of Morgan le Fayâ#x80;#x99;s Transgressions in Sir Thomas Maloryâ#x80;#x99;s Le Morte Darthur -- Witchcraft, Heinrich Kramerâ#x80;#x99;s Nuremburg Handbook, and Ecclesiasticus: The Construction of the Fifteenth-Century Civic Sorceress -- Magic and Ritual in Late-Medieval and Early-Modern Popular Medicine Attempted Murder by Magic: The Sorcerer and His Apprentice in Marguerite de Navarreâ#x80;#x99;s Heptaméron 1How Magical Was Renaissance Magic? -- Magic in Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanenâ#x80;#x99;s Saul and the Witch of Endor -- Heterochronic Representation of Magic in Czech Chapbooks -- Rethinking Max Weberâ#x80;#x99;s Theory of Disenchantment -- Contributors
There are no clear demarcation lines between magic, astrology, necromancy, medicine, and even sciences in the pre-modern world. Under the umbrella term 'magic, ' the contributors to this volume examine a wide range of texts, both literary and religious, bo.
In English.
9783110556520 (electronic bk.) 3110556529 (electronic bk.) 9783110557725 311055772X
10.1515/9783110557725 doi
Magic--History.
Magicians.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Parapsychology--General.
Magic.
Magicians.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
BF1593 / .M33 2017eb
133.4/309