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Fanger Claire |
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Titolo |
Rewriting magic : an exegesis of the visionary autobiography of a fourteenth-century French monk / / Claire Fanger |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Magic - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Christian heresies |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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. |
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