The Sacred and the Sinister: Studies in Medieval Religion and Magic - David Collins - Books - Pennsylvania State University Press - 9780271082400 - March 20, 2019
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The Sacred and the Sinister: Studies in Medieval Religion and Magic

David Collins

The Sacred and the Sinister: Studies in Medieval Religion and Magic

A collection of essays focusing on the relationship between concepts of the holy and the unholy in western European medieval culture. Demonstrates how religion, magic, and science were all modes of engagement with a natural world that was understood to be divinely created and infused with mysterious power.


304 pages, 6 Halftones, black and white

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released March 20, 2019
ISBN13 9780271082400
Publishers Pennsylvania State University Press
Pages 304
Dimensions 246 × 167 × 21 mm   ·   608 g
Editor Collins, S. J., David J. (Associate Professor of History, Georgetown)

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