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Magic in the cloister : pious motives, illicit interests, and occult approaches to the medieval universe /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Page, Sophie, 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013]
Series:Magic in history.
Subjects:
St. Augustine's Abbey (Canterbury, England) > History.
Magic > Manuscripts > History.
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Magic > England > Canterbury > History.
Magic > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Description
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.
Physical Description:x, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271060330 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271060336 (cloth : alk. paper)