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Magic and superstition in Europe : a concise history from antiquity to the present / Michael D. Bailey.
Michael David Bailey 1971-
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שפה נוכחית
'Enchanted Europe' offers a comprehensive account of Europe's long, complex relationship with its own folklore & popular religion. From debates over the efficacy of charms & spells, to belief in fairies & demons, Euan Cameron constructs a compelling narrative of the rise & fall of 'superstition' in the European mind.
| Title |
Enchanted Europe : superstition, reason, and religion 1250-1750 / Euan Cameron. |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
Oxford : Oxford University Press |
| Creation Date |
c2010 |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-455) and index. |
| Content |
The problems of pre-modern life -- A densely populated universe -- Helpful performances : the uses of ritual -- Insight and foresight : techniques of divination -- The Patristic and Early Medieval heritage -- Scholastic demonology in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries -- The demonological reading of superstitions in the Late Middle Ages : areas of consensus -- The demonological reading of superstitions in the Late Middle Ages : areas of difference and disagreement -- The pastoral use of the scholastic critique of superstitions -- Some Renaissance Christian humanists and 'superstition' -- Magic, the fallen world, and fallen humanity : Martin Luther on the devil and superstitions -- Prodigies, providences, and possession : the sixteenth-century Protestant context -- The Protestant critique of consecrations : Catholicism as superstition -- The Reformed doctrine of providence and the transformation of the Devil -- Reformed Catholicism : purifying sources, defending traditions -- Demonology becomes an open subject in the seventeenth century -- Defending the 'invisible world' : the campaign against 'saducism' -- Towards the Enlightenment. |
| Extent |
xii, 473 pages 25 cm. |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
990027883080205171 |
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