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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811884503321

Autore

Fanger Claire

Titolo

Rewriting magic : an exegesis of the visionary autobiography of a fourteenth-century French monk / / Claire Fanger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-271-07203-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 pages)

Collana

Magic in history

Disciplina

271/.102

Soggetti

Magic - Religious aspects - Christianity

Christian heresies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Like stones of fire : I encounter the book of visions -- A mysticism of signs and things : the Ars notoria and the sacraments -- Penance : the sacrament of the middle of life -- Errors of intellect, errors of will : I encounter the book of figures -- Magical objects of knowledge : categorizing the exceptive arts -- Visionary exegesis and prophecy : milk and meat.

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines the text and background of The Flowers of Heavenly Teaching, an autobiography by the fourteenth-century Benedictine monk John of Morigny. Explores how the author negotiated the categories of magic and heresy in relation to Christianity"--Provided by publisher.