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Author:   Claire Fanger (Rice University)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.340kg
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9780271066516

ISBN 10:   0271066512
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   01 May 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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CONTENTS List of Figures Preface Structure and Referencing System for the Liber florum New Compilation / xiii Introduction: Lost and Found Knowledge Part 1 Foundation Chapter 1 Like Stones of fire: I Encounter the Book of Visions Chapter 2 A Mysticism of Signs and Things: The Ars Notoria and the Sacraments Chapter 3 Penance: The Sacrament of the Middle of Life Part 2 Restoration Chapter 4 Errors of Intellect, Errors of Will: I Encounter the Book of Figures Chapter 5 Magical Objects of Knowledge: Categorizing the Exceptive Arts Chapter 6 Visionary Exegesis and Prophecy: Milk and Meat Conclusion: Future History Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Claire Fanger, now having established how it is appropriate to write about magic, rewrites her rules. And this is what makes Rewriting Magic a really exciting read, the central theme being not only the medieval monk and his visionary book, but also a historical inquiry that lasted nearly two decades, involv[ing] a lot of colleagues, archives, and manuscripts. --Benedek L ng, Reviews in History [Rewriting Magic] represents a refreshingly honest account of a scholar's attempt to overcome the problem of understanding and analysing a form of medieval religiosity that relied upon lived experience. --Michael D. Barbezat, Parergon Fanger's book deeply complicates our understanding of late medieval ritual magic, while opening up new vistas on monastic devotional practices. It is a must-read for scholars of medieval religion as well as for those working on the history of magic. --Laura Ackerman Smoller, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft A pithy and intellectually enriching exploration, not of a strange intellectual outlier, but of a profoundly imaginative and quintessentially medieval mind. --Frank Klaassen, University of Saskatchewan Rewriting Magic is a deeply interesting book. It gives the reader a sense of the personal immediacy of scholarly discovery as well as a deep sense of the intimate interior practice of a remarkable monk. The book takes you into the heart of medieval magic and its complex visionary experience. I know of no other book like it. --Tanya Luhrmann, Stanford University

[Rewriting Magic] represents a refreshingly honest account of a scholar's attempt to overcome the problem of understanding and analysing a form of medieval religiosity that relied upon lived experience. --Michael D. Barbezat, Parergon

[Rewriting Magic] represents a refreshingly honest account of a scholar's attempt to overcome the problem of understanding and analysing a form of medieval religiosity that relied upon lived experience. --Michael D. Barbezat, Parergon Claire Fanger, now having established how it is appropriate to write about magic, rewrites her rules. And this is what makes Rewriting Magic a really exciting read, the central theme being not only the medieval monk and his visionary book, but also a historical inquiry that lasted nearly two decades, involv[ing] a lot of colleagues, archives, and manuscripts. --Benedek Lang, Reviews in History Fanger's book deeply complicates our understanding of late medieval ritual magic, while opening up new vistas on monastic devotional practices. It is a must-read for scholars of medieval religion as well as for those working on the history of magic. --Laura Ackerman Smoller, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft A pithy and intellectually enriching exploration, not of a strange intellectual outlier, but of a profoundly imaginative and quintessentially medieval mind. --Frank Klaassen, University of Saskatchewan Rewriting Magic is a deeply interesting book. It gives the reader a sense of the personal immediacy of scholarly discovery as well as a deep sense of the intimate interior practice of a remarkable monk. The book takes you into the heart of medieval magic and its complex visionary experience. I know of no other book like it. --Tanya Luhrmann, Stanford University A pithy and intellectually enriching exploration, not of a strange intellectual outlier, but of a profoundly imaginative and quintessentially medieval mind. Frank Klaassen, University of Saskatchewan Rewriting Magic is a deeply interesting book. It gives the reader a sense of the personal immediacy of scholarly discovery as well as a deep sense of the intimate interior practice of a remarkable monk. The book takes you into the heart of medieval magic and its complex visionary experience. I know of no other book like it. Tanya Luhrmann, Stanford University A pithy and intellectually enriching exploration, not of a strange intellectual outlier, but of a profoundly imaginative and quintessentially medieval mind. Frank Klaassen, University of Saskatchewan Rewriting Magic is a deeply interesting book. It gives the reader a sense of the personal immediacy of scholarly discovery as well as a deep sense of the intimate interior practice of a remarkable monk. The book takes you into the heart of medieval magic and its complex visionary experience. I know of no other book like it. Tanya Luhrmann, Stanford University A pithy and intellectually enriching exploration, not of a strange intellectual outlier, but of a profoundly imaginative and quintessentially medieval mind. --Frank Klaassen, University of Saskatchewan Rewriting Magic is a deeply interesting book. It gives the reader a sense of the personal immediacy of scholarly discovery as well as a deep sense of the intimate interior practice of a remarkable monk. The book takes you into the heart of medieval magic and its complex visionary experience. I know of no other book like it. --Tanya Luhrmann, Stanford University

A pithy and intellectually enriching exploration, not of a strange intellectual outlier, but of a profoundly imaginative and quintessentially medieval mind. --Frank Klaassen, University of Saskatchewan

Claire Fanger, now having established how it is appropriate to write about magic, rewrites her rules. And this is what makes Rewriting Magic a really exciting read, the central theme being not only the medieval monk and his visionary book, but also a historical inquiry that lasted nearly two decades, involv[ing] a lot of colleagues, archives, and manuscripts. --Benedek L ng, Reviews in History [Rewriting Magic] represents a refreshingly honest account of a scholar's attempt to overcome the problem of understanding and analysing a form of medieval religiosity that relied upon lived experience. --Michael D. Barbezat, Parergon Fanger's book deeply complicates our understanding of late medieval ritual magic, while opening up new vistas on monastic devotional practices. It is a must-read for scholars of medieval religion as well as for those working on the history of magic. --Laura Ackerman Smoller, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft Rewriting Magic is a deeply interesting book. It gives the reader a sense of the personal immediacy of scholarly discovery as well as a deep sense of the intimate interior practice of a remarkable monk. The book takes you into the heart of medieval magic and its complex visionary experience. I know of no other book like it. --Tanya Luhrmann, Stanford University A pithy and intellectually enriching exploration, not of a strange intellectual outlier, but of a profoundly imaginative and quintessentially medieval mind. --Frank Klaassen, University of Saskatchewan

Rewriting Magic is a deeply interesting book. It gives the reader a sense of the personal immediacy of scholarly discovery as well as a deep sense of the intimate interior practice of a remarkable monk. The book takes you into the heart of medieval magic and its complex visionary experience. I know of no other book like it. -Tanya Luhrmann, Stanford University Claire Fanger, now having established how it is appropriate to write about magic, rewrites her rules. And this is what makes Rewriting Magic a really exciting read, the central theme being not only the medieval monk and his visionary book, but also a historical inquiry that lasted nearly two decades, involv[ing] a lot of colleagues, archives, and manuscripts. -Benedek Lang, Reviews in History A pithy and intellectually enriching exploration, not of a strange intellectual outlier, but of a profoundly imaginative and quintessentially medieval mind. -Frank Klaassen, University of Saskatchewan Fanger's book deeply complicates our understanding of late medieval ritual magic, while opening up new vistas on monastic devotional practices. It is a must-read for scholars of medieval religion as well as for those working on the history of magic. -Laura Ackerman Smoller, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft [Rewriting Magic] represents a refreshingly honest account of a scholar's attempt to overcome the problem of understanding and analysing a form of medieval religiosity that relied upon lived experience. -Michael D. Barbezat, Parergon

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Claire Fanger is Assistant Professor of Religion at Rice University. She is the editor of Invoking Angels: Theurgic Ideas and Practices, Thirteenth to Sixteenth Centuries (Penn State, 2012) and Conjuring Spirits: Texts and Traditions of Medieval Ritual Magic (Penn State, 1998).

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