- Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 254 p.)
- Uniform Title
- Magic and impotence in the Middle Ages (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Magic and impotence in the Middle Ages (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-247) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction -- 'My lady knows impious things' : impotence magic in the ancient world -- 'What adulterous women do' : the early middle ages, c.800-c.1100 -- Impotence magic enters the academic world, 1100-1190 -- How to bind a man or woman : impotence in the magical texts -- 'Everywhere on earth, certain idolatries reign' : pastoral literature, 1200-1400 -- Annulment procedures and frivolous cures : canon law, 1200-1400 -- Necromancers, confessions, and the power of demons : theology, 1220-1400 -- Herbs and magic : medicine, 1240-1400 -- Impotence magic and the rise of witchcraft -- Conclusion.
- LCCN
- 2005021576
- OCLC
- ssj0000088111
- Author
Rider, Catherine.
- Title
Magic and impotence in the Middle Ages [electronic resource] / Catherine Rider.
- Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-247) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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