- Description
- 1 online resource (x, 232 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- "Utilizes the collection of magic texts from the late Middle Ages at St. Augustine's, Canterbury, to examine the orthodoxy of magical approaches to the medieval universe and to show how it was possible to combine magical studies with a monastic vocation"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- The magic in history series
- Uniform Title
- Magic in the cloister (Online)
- Magic in history.
- Alternative Title
- Magic in the cloister (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Monks and their magic texts at St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury -- Natural magic : the basilisk and the lodestone -- The liber vaccae : magical uses of monstrous creations -- Image magic : harnessing power in the harmonious universe -- The liber de essentia spirituum : magic, revelation, and fellowship with spirits -- The ars notoria and its monastic audience.
- LCCN
- 2013015330
- OCLC
- ssj0001062331
- Author
Page, Sophie, 1972-
- Title
Magic in the cloister [electronic resource] : pious motives, illicit interests, and occult approaches to the medieval universe / Sophie Page.
- Imprint
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013]
- Series
The magic in history series
Magic in history.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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