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Manuscripts of Learned Magic in the Medieval Libraries of Central Europe
  • ISBN-13: 9780271033785
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Benedek Lang
  • Price: AUD $90.99
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  • Local release date: 24/05/2010
  • Format: Paperback 352 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Alternative belief systems [HRQ]
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Presents and analyzes texts of learned magic written in medieval Central Europe (Poland, Bohemia, and Hungary), and attempts to identify their authors, readers, and collectors.


Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction: In Search of Magician Schools

Part One: Magic

1. Definitions and Classifications

Part Two: Texts and Handbooks

2. Natural Magic

3. Image Magic

4. Divination with Diagrams

5. Alchemy

6. Ritual Magic and Crystallomancy

Part Three: Readers and Collectors

7. Magic in the Clerical Context

8. Magic in the Courtly Context

9. Magic in the University Context

Conclusion: Seven Questions

Epilogue: When Central Europe Was Finally Close to Becoming a Center for Magical Studies

Appendixes

Selected Bibliography

Description of Selected Manuscripts

Index


“We should be impressed by Benedek Láng's linguistic skills. In all, Unlocked Books is a pleasant, informative read that illuminates magical texts, manuscripts, and social uses in Central Europe and well beyond.”

—Juris G. Lidaka, The Medieval Review

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