Unlocked books : manuscripts of learned magic in the medieval libraries of Central Europe / Benedek Láng.

  • Láng, Benedek, 1974-
Date:
[2008], ©2008
  • Books

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Also known as

Manuscripts of learned magic in the medieval libraries of Central Europe

Publication/Creation

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2008], ©2008.

Physical description

xiv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-317) and indexes.

Contents

Introduction: in search of magician schools -- Definitions and classifications -- Natural magic -- Image magic -- Divination with diagrams -- Alchemy -- Ritual magic and crystallomancy -- Magic in the clerical context -- Magic in the courtly context -- Magic in the university context -- Conclusion: seven questions -- Epilogue: when Central Europe was finally close to becoming a center for magical studies.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9780271033778
  • 0271033770