Magic in the Middle Ages by Richard Kieckhefer
This textbook deals with magic, both natural and demonic, within the broad context of medieval culture. Covering the years c. 500 to 1500, with a chapter on antiquity, it invesigates the way magic relates to the many other cultural forms of the time, such as religion and science, literature and art. The book begins with a full discussion of the social history of magic and of the ways in which magical beliefs borrowed from a diversity of cultures. Thereafter, within a wider study of the growth and development of the phenomenon, the author shows how magic served as a point of contact between the popular and elite classes, how the reality of beliefs is reflected in the fiction witchcraft led to changes in the law. The chapter on medieval literature, and how the permagicalsecution of magic and er on necromancy is the most original, based largely on unpublished manuscripts and arguing for a new interpretation of the material. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach Professor Kieckhefer has taken magic from its cultural isolation and placed it firmly at the crossroads of medieval culture, as a focal point for our understanding of many other aspects of medieval history.-
The Hundred Years War
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Standards of Living in the Later Middle Ages
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The Wars of the Roses
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Monastic and Religious Orders in Britain, 10001300
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Medieval Wales
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The Medieval Spains
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The Norman Kingdom of Sicily
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The Crusades, c.1071c.1291
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Germany in the High Middle Ages
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England in the Thirteenth Century
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The Church in Western Europe from the Tenth to the Early Twelfth Century
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Religion and Devotion in Europe, c.1215 c.1515
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Women in Early Medieval Europe, 4001100
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The Sound Steps to Reading
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Medieval Ireland
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Roger II of Sicily
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Political Thought in Europe, 12501450
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England in the Reign of Edward III
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Medieval Russia, 9801584
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The Byzantine Economy
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Medieval Chivalry
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A History of Business in Medieval Europe, 12001550
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An Environmental History of Medieval Europe
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The Making of Polities
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The Papacy, 10731198
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Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West, 376568
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Medieval Scotland
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The Carolingian World
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The Two Worlds of Raymond F. Jones
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Medieval Heresies
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Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 5001250
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Central Europe in the High Middle Ages
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The Waldensian Dissent
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The Jews of Medieval Western Christendom
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Medieval Economic Thought
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The Struggle for Power in Medieval Italy
'.. an insightful account of magic ...'. Danny Yee's Book Reviews
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521312028 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521312027 |
| Title | Magic in the Middle Ages |
| Author | Richard Kieckhefer |
| Series | Cambridge Medieval Textbooks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1989-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 230 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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