Forbidden Rites A Necromancer's Manual of the Fifteenth Century

Name: Forbidden Rites A Necromancer's Manual of the Fifteenth Century
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ISBN: 9780271017518

ISBN-10: 0271017511

ISBN-13: 9780271017518

Edition: N/A

Authors: Richard Kieckhefer

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Forbidden Rites consists of an edition of one of the most interesting and important manuscripts of medieval magic that has yet come to light. In addition to the Latin text, Kieckhefer provides full commentary, including detailed analysis of the text and its contents, discussion of the historical context, translation of representative sections, and comparison with other necromantic texts of the late Middle Ages.

Book details

List price: $35.95
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 2/27/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English



Tables


Acknowledgements



Introduction: Magical Books and Magical Rites



The Munich Handbook of Necromancy: Clm 849



Banquets, Horses and Castles: Illusionist Experiments



Love, Favour and Madness: Psychological Experiments



Learning Hidden and Future Things: Divinatory Experiments



Formulas for Commanding Spirits: Conjurations and Exorcisms



Demons and Daimons: The Spirits Conjured



The Magic of Circles and Spheres



Conclusion


Edition of the Necromancer's Handbook in Clm 849, Fols 3r-108v


Plates


Selective Bibliography


Index