Sacred and the Sinister

Studies in Medieval Religion and Magic

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Inspired by the work of eminent scholar Richard Kieckhefer, The Sacred and the Sinister explores the ambiguities that made (and make) medieval religion and magic so difficult to differentiate. The essays in this collection investigate how the holy and unholy were distinguished in medieval Europe, where their characteristics diverged, and the implications of that deviation.In the Middle Ages, the natural world was understood as divinely created and infused with mysterious power. This world was accessible to human knowledge and susceptible to human manipulation through three modes of engagement: religion, magic, and science. How these ways of understanding developed in light of modern notions of rationality is an important element of ongoing scholarly conversation. As Kieckhefer has emphasized, ambiguity and ambivalence characterize medieval understandings of the divine and demonic powers at work in the world. The ten chapters in this volume focus on four main aspects of this assertion: the cult of the saints, contested devotional relationships and practices, unsettled judgments between magic and religion, and inconclusive distinctions between magic and science.Freshly insightful, this study of ambiguity between magic and religion will be of special interest to scholars in the fields of medieval studies, religious studies, European history, and the history of science.In addition to the editor, the contributors to this volume are Michael D. Bailey, Kristi Woodward Bain, Maeve B. Callan, Elizabeth Casteen, Claire Fanger, Sean L. Field, Anne M. Koenig, Katelyn Mesler, and Sophie Page.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-12-11
Mått156 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagPennsylvania State University Press
ISBN9780271082417

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Flirting Between Heaven and HellDavid J. Collins, S.J.Part 1: Traditional Holiness1. Extreme Sanctity at the Turn of the Thirteenth Century: The Metamorphosis of Body and Community in the Vitae of Christina Mirabilis and Francis of AssisiClaire Fanger2. The Sources and Significance of Stefania’s New Statement on Margherita Colonna’s Perfection of the VirtuesSean L. FieldPart 2: Conflicts over the Holy3. Materializing Conflict: How Parish Communities RememberTheir Medieval PastsKristi Woodward Bain4. Rape and Rapture: Violence, Ambiguity, and Raptus in Medieval ThoughtElizabeth Casteen5. Syneisaktism : Sacred Partnership and Sinister ScandalMaeve B. CallanPart 3: Identifying and Grappling with the Unholy6. Was Magic a Religious Movement?Michael D. Bailey7. The Jurisdiction of Medieval Inquisitors over Jews and Muslims: Nicholas Eymeric’s Contra infideles demones invocantesKatelyn Mesler8. Magicking Madness: Secret Workings and Public Narratives of Disordered Minds in Late Medieval GermanyAnne M. KoenigPart 4: Magic and the Cosmos9. A Late Medieval Demonic Invasion of the HeavensSophie Page10. Scholastics, Stars, and Magi: Albert the Great on Matthew 2David J. Collins, S.J.Selected BibliographyList of ContributorsIndex

“This collection of essays brings together two areas that are still often looked at separately: the history of magic and the history of saints, mystics, and more everyday parishioners. As well as celebrating the work of Richard Kieckhefer, Collins’s volume showcases the original work being done by leading scholars in the field. It should stimulate new work on the relationship between holiness and unholiness in the Middle Ages.”—Catherine Rider, author of Magic and Religion in Medieval England

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