A kingdom of stargazers : astrology and authority in the late medieval crown of Aragon / Michael A. Ryan.
- Ryan, Michael A.
- Date:
- 2011
- Books
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Publication/Creation
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Physical description
xiv, 214 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents
Prophecy, knowledge, and authority : divining the future and expecting the end of days -- For youths and simpletons : the folly of elite astrology -- The Iberian Peninsula : land of astral magic -- Kings and their heavens : the ceremonious and the negligent -- To condemn a king : the inquisitor and the notary -- A return to orthodoxy : the ascension of Martí I and the end of an era -- Epilogue : an unfortunate claimant : Jaume el Dissortat, the rise of the Trastámaras, and beyond the Closing of the Ecumene.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Location Status History of MedicineAJA.35.AA2-3Open shelves
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ISBN
- 9780801449840
- 0801449847