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

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

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Author / Creator:	Page, Sophie, 1972- author.
Imprint:	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013] ©2013
Description:	x, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The magic in history series Magic in history.
Subject:	St. Augustine's Abbey (Canterbury, England) -- History. St. Augustine's Abbey (Canterbury, England) Magic -- Manuscripts -- History. Manuscripts, Medieval. Magic -- England -- Canterbury -- History. Magic -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Magic. Magic -- Manuscripts. Magic -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Manuscripts, Medieval. England -- Canterbury. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10041380

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ISBN:	9780271060347 9780271060330 (cloth : alk. paper) 0271060336 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index.
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.

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