The Rise Of Magic In Early Medieval Europe (Clarendon Paperbacks) - Brossura

Flint, Valerie I. J.

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ISBN 10: 0198205228 ISBN 13: 9780198205227

Casa editrice: Clarendon Press, 2005

Riassunto

This is a study of magic in western Europe in the early Middle Ages. Valerie Flint explores its practice and belief in Christian society, and examines the problems raised by so-called 'pagan survivals' and superstition'. She unravels the complex processes at work in the early medieval Christian church to show how the rejection of non-Christian magic came to be tempered by a more accommodating attitude: confrontation was replaced by negotiation, and certain practices previously condemned were not merely accepted, but actively encouraged. The forms of magic which were retained, as well as those the church set out to obliterate, are carefully analysed. The 'superstitions' condemned at the Reformation are shown to be, in origin, rational and intelligent concessions intended to reconcile coexisting cultures. Dr. Flint explores the sophisticated cultural and religious compromise achieved by the church in this period. This is a scholarly and challenging book, which makes a major contribution to the study of the Christianization of Europe.

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Recensione

Flint's thesis is both significant and provocative ... a big, beautifully written, and wonderfully learned book. (The Higher)

Contenuti

• List of abbreviations
• Part I. Introduction: The scope of the study
• 1: The legacy of attitudes
• 2: The sources for the early Middle Ages
• 3: The situation
• Part II. The Magic of the Heavens
• 4: The magic that persisted: condemned magical agencies
• 5: The magic that was needed: rescued means of magical intervention
• 6: The magic that was needed: the power of the Cross in the heavens
• Part III. The Magic of the Earth
• 7: Forbidden magic: the focal points of Christian disapproval
• 8: Encouraged magic: the process of rehabilitation
• Part IV. The Magus
• 9: The discredited practitioner: charlatans
• 10: The figure of esteem: Christian counterparts
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Clarendon Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198205228
• ISBN 13: 9780198205227
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 468
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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