Paganism in the Middle Ages

Carlos Steel is emeritus professor of ancient and medieval philosophy at KU Leuven and director of the “Aristoteles Latinus” project. John Marenbon is Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge and Honorary Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Werner Verbeke is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at KU Leuven.

• CONTENTSIntroductionLudo MILISThe Spooky Heritage of Ancient PaganismsCarlos STEELDe-paganizing PhilosophyJohn MARENBONA Problem of PaganismHenryk ANZULEWICZAlbertus Magnus über die philosophi theologizantes und die natürlichen Voraussetzungen postmortaler Glückseligkeit: Versuch einer BestandsaufnameMarc-André WAGNERLe cheval dans les croyances germaniques entre paganisme et christianismeBrigitte MEIJNSMartyrs, Relics and Holy Places: The Christianization of the Countryside in the Archdiocese of Rheims during the Merovingian Period Edina BOZOKYPaganisme et culte des reliques: le topos du sang vivifiant la végétationRob MEENSThunder over Lyon: Agobard, the tempestarii and ChristianityRobrecht LIEVENSThe 'pagan' Dirc van DelfStefano PITTALUGACallimaco Esperiente e il paganesimoAnna AKASOYPaganism and Islam: Medieval Arabic Literature on Religions in West AfricaIndex

It contains altogether eleven articles dealing with a variety of aspects of the relationship between Christianity and paganism, from theology and philosophy to popular cult and religion. [...] it does have the advantage of addressing the issue in a great number of fields and of presenting a nuanced and varied discussion of the relationship. Sverre Bagge, Speculum 90/4 (October 2015)