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Magic in the Middle Ages (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks) by Richard Kieckhefer is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Magic in the Middle Ages (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks) about?
This textbook deals with magic, both natural and demonic, within the broad context of medieval culture. Covering the years c. 500 to 1500, with a chapter on antiquity, it invesigates the way magic relates to the many other cultural forms of the time, such as religion and science, literature and art. The book begins with a full discussion of the social history of magic and of the ways in which magical beliefs borrowed from a diversity of cultures. Thereafter, within a wider study of the growth an
Who reads Magic in the Middle Ages (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Richard Kieckhefer
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 1990
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521312028
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Body Mind & Spirit, History, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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