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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Láng, Benedek, 1974- Unlocked books. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008 (DLC) 2008013593 (OCoLC)218188540 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Benedek Láng |
| ISBN: | 9780271035987 0271035986 |
| OCLC Number: | 435676647 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 334 p.) : ill. |
| Contents: | Introduction: in search of magician schools -- Definitions and classifications -- Natural magic -- Image magic -- Divination with diagrams -- Alchemy -- Ritual magic and crystallomancy -- Magic in the clerical context -- Magic in the courtly context -- Magic in the university context -- Conclusion: seven questions -- Epilogue: when Central Europe was finally close to becoming a center for magical studies. |
| Series Title: | Magic in history. |
| Responsibility: | Benedek Láng. |
Abstract:
"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"--Provided by publisher.
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