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Magic And Divination In The Middle Ages Texts And Techniques In The Islamic And Christian Worlds Charles Burnett

Name: Magic And Divination In The Middle Ages Texts And Techniques In The Islamic And Christian Worlds Charles Burnett
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Magic And Divination In The Middle Ages Texts And Techniques In The Islamic And Christian Worlds Charles Burnett instant download after payment.

Publisher: Routledge

File Extension: PDF

File size: 8.79 MB

Pages: 384

Author: Charles Burnett

ISBN: 9780860786153, 0860786153

Language: English

Year: 2016

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Magic And Divination In The Middle Ages Texts And Techniques In The Islamic And Christian Worlds Charles Burnett by Charles Burnett 9780860786153, 0860786153 instant download after payment.

After discussing the terminology of talismanic magic (or necromancy) and its position in divisions of science in the Middle Ages, this book traces the history of talismanic texts from the Classical period through the Arabic world to the Latin Middle Ages. The principal authorities are Hermes and Aristotle, and the search for the ’secret knowledge’ of these ancient sages is shown to have been a catalyst for the translating activity from Arabic into Latin in 12th-century Spain. The second half of the volume is devoted to examples of the kinds of divination prevalent in Arabic and Latin-reading societies: chiromancy, onomancy, scapulimancy, geomancy and fortune-telling. The book ends with advice on when to practice alchemy and a prophetic letter of supposed Arabic provenance, warning of the coming of the Mongols. Several editions of previously unedited texts are included, with translations.