Enchanted Europe [[electronic resource] ] : superstition, reason, and religion, 1250-1750 / / Euan Cameron |
Autore | Cameron Euan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (486 p.) |
Disciplina | 398.2094 |
Soggetto topico |
Superstition - Europe - History
Occultism - Europe - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-155526-6
1-282-50194-1 9786612501944 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction; PART I. DISCERNING AND CONTROLLING INVISIBLE FORCES: THE IMAGE OF 'SUPERSTITION' IN THE LITERATURE; 1. The Problems of Pre-modern Life; 2. A Densely Populated Universe; 3. Helpful Performances: The Uses of Ritual; 4. Insight and Foresight: Techniques of Divination; PART II. THE LEARNED RESPONSE TO SUPERSTITIONS IN THE MIDDLE AGES: ANGELS AND DEMONS; 5. The Patristic and Early Medieval Heritage; 6. Scholastic Demonology in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries; 7. The Demonological Reading of Superstitions in the Late Middle Ages: Areas of Consensus
8. The Demonological Reading of Superstitions in the Late Middle Ages: Areas of Difference and Disagreement9. The Pastoral Use of the Scholastic Critique of Superstitions; PART III. SUPERSTITIONS IN CONTROVERSY: RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATIONS; 10. Some Renaissance Christian Humanists and 'Superstition'; 11. Magic, the Fallen World, and Fallen Humanity: Martin Luther on the Devil and Superstitions; 12. Prodigies, Providences, and Possession: The Sixteenth-Century Protestant Context; 13. The Protestant Critique of Consecrations: Catholicism as Superstition 14. The Reformed Doctrine of Providence and the Transformation of the Devil15. Reformed Catholicism: Purifying Sources, Defending Traditions; PART IV. THE COSMOS CHANGES SHAPE: SUPERSTITION IS REDEFINED; 16. Demonology Becomes an Open Subject in the Seventeenth Century; 17. Defending the 'Invisible World': The Campaign against 'Saducism'; 18. Towards the Enlightenment; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465562403321 |
Cameron Euan | ||
Oxford, England ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Enchanted Europe : superstition, reason, and religion, 1250-1750 / / Euan Cameron |
Autore | Cameron Euan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 473 pages) |
Disciplina | 398.2094 |
Soggetto topico |
Superstition - Europe - History
Occultism - Europe - History |
ISBN |
0-19-155526-6
1-282-50194-1 9786612501944 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction; PART I. DISCERNING AND CONTROLLING INVISIBLE FORCES: THE IMAGE OF 'SUPERSTITION' IN THE LITERATURE; 1. The Problems of Pre-modern Life; 2. A Densely Populated Universe; 3. Helpful Performances: The Uses of Ritual; 4. Insight and Foresight: Techniques of Divination; PART II. THE LEARNED RESPONSE TO SUPERSTITIONS IN THE MIDDLE AGES: ANGELS AND DEMONS; 5. The Patristic and Early Medieval Heritage; 6. Scholastic Demonology in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries; 7. The Demonological Reading of Superstitions in the Late Middle Ages: Areas of Consensus
8. The Demonological Reading of Superstitions in the Late Middle Ages: Areas of Difference and Disagreement; 9. The Pastoral Use of the Scholastic Critique of Superstitions; PART III. SUPERSTITIONS IN CONTROVERSY: RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATIONS; 10. Some Renaissance Christian Humanists and 'Superstition'; 11. Magic, the Fallen World, and Fallen Humanity: Martin Luther on the Devil and Superstitions; 12. Prodigies, Providences, and Possession: The Sixteenth-Century Protestant Context; 13. The Protestant Critique of Consecrations: Catholicism as Superstition 14. The Reformed Doctrine of Providence and the Transformation of the Devil; 15. Reformed Catholicism: Purifying Sources, Defending Traditions; PART IV. THE COSMOS CHANGES SHAPE: SUPERSTITION IS REDEFINED; 16. Demonology Becomes an Open Subject in the Seventeenth Century; 17. Defending the 'Invisible World': The Campaign against 'Saducism'; 18. Towards the Enlightenment; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792255303321 |
Cameron Euan | ||
Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Enchanted Europe : superstition, reason, and religion, 1250-1750 / / Euan Cameron |
Autore | Cameron Euan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 473 pages) |
Disciplina | 398.2094 |
Soggetto topico |
Superstition - Europe - History
Occultism - Europe - History |
ISBN |
0-19-155526-6
1-282-50194-1 9786612501944 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction; PART I. DISCERNING AND CONTROLLING INVISIBLE FORCES: THE IMAGE OF 'SUPERSTITION' IN THE LITERATURE; 1. The Problems of Pre-modern Life; 2. A Densely Populated Universe; 3. Helpful Performances: The Uses of Ritual; 4. Insight and Foresight: Techniques of Divination; PART II. THE LEARNED RESPONSE TO SUPERSTITIONS IN THE MIDDLE AGES: ANGELS AND DEMONS; 5. The Patristic and Early Medieval Heritage; 6. Scholastic Demonology in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries; 7. The Demonological Reading of Superstitions in the Late Middle Ages: Areas of Consensus
8. The Demonological Reading of Superstitions in the Late Middle Ages: Areas of Difference and Disagreement; 9. The Pastoral Use of the Scholastic Critique of Superstitions; PART III. SUPERSTITIONS IN CONTROVERSY: RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATIONS; 10. Some Renaissance Christian Humanists and 'Superstition'; 11. Magic, the Fallen World, and Fallen Humanity: Martin Luther on the Devil and Superstitions; 12. Prodigies, Providences, and Possession: The Sixteenth-Century Protestant Context; 13. The Protestant Critique of Consecrations: Catholicism as Superstition 14. The Reformed Doctrine of Providence and the Transformation of the Devil; 15. Reformed Catholicism: Purifying Sources, Defending Traditions; PART IV. THE COSMOS CHANGES SHAPE: SUPERSTITION IS REDEFINED; 16. Demonology Becomes an Open Subject in the Seventeenth Century; 17. Defending the 'Invisible World': The Campaign against 'Saducism'; 18. Towards the Enlightenment; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814426903321 |
Cameron Euan | ||
Oxford, England ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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