Magic and Impotence in the Middle Ages

Magic and Impotence in the Middle Ages Investigates the widely held medieval belief that magic could cause sexual dysfunction. This book focuses on the period 1150-1450, and compares sources from four genres: confessors manuals, medical compendia, canon law commentaries, and commentaries on the Sentences of Peter Lombard. It shows that ideas about the legitimacy of magic were varied. Autor: Catherine (Research Fellow in Medieval History Rider Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press Rok wydania: 2006 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 268 Wymiary: 22.4 x 14.5 x 2 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780199282227