Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3: The Middle Ages

Karen Jolly, Edward Peters, Catharina Raudvere

Bloomsbury Publishing, Mar 1, 2002 - History - 296 pages

Between the age of St. Augustine and the sixteenth century reformations magic continued to be both a matter of popular practice and of learned inquiry. This volume deals with its use in such contexts as healing and divination and as an aspect of the knowledge of nature's occult virtues and secrets.

About the author

Catharina Raudvere is Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3: The Middle Ages; History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe
• Authors: Karen Jolly, Edward Peters, Catharina Raudvere
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002
• ISBN: 0567574466, 9780567574466
• Length: 296 pages
• Subjects: History / General; History / World