A kingdom of stargazers : astrology and authority in the late medieval crown of Aragon
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A kingdom of stargazers : astrology and authority in the late medieval crown of Aragon
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- A kingdom of stargazers : astrology and authority in the late medieval crown of Aragon
- Title remainder
- astrology and authority in the late medieval crown of Aragon
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael A. Ryan
- Subject
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- Aragon (Spain) -- Kings and rulers
- Aragonien
- Aragonien
- Astrologi -- historia -- Spanien -- före 1500
- Astrologie
- Astrologie
- Astrology and politics
- Astrology and politics -- History -- To 1500
- Astrology, Spanish
- Astrology, Spanish -- History -- To 1500
- BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Parapsychology | General
- Divination
- Divination -- Spain | Aragon -- History -- To 1500
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Medieval
- History
- Kings and rulers
- Politik
- Politik -- historia -- Spanien -- före 1500
- Profetior -- historia -- Spanien -- före 1500
- Prophecies (Occultism)
- Prophecies (Occultism) -- Spain | Aragon -- History -- To 1500
- Spain -- Aragon
- To 1500
- Wahrsagen
- Electronic resource
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Astrology in the Middle Ages was considered a branch of the magical arts, one informed by Jewish and Muslim scientific knowledge in Muslim Spain. As such it was deeply troubling to some Church authorities. Using the stars and planets to divine the future ran counter to the orthodox Christian notion that human beings have free will, and some clerical authorities argued that it almost certainly entailed the summoning of spiritual forces considered diabolical. We know that occult beliefs and practices became widespread in the later Middle Ages, but there is much about the phenomenon that we do not understand. For instance, how deeply did occult beliefs penetrate courtly culture and what exactly did those in positions of power hope to gain by interacting with the occult? In A Kingdom of Stargazers, Michael A. Ryan examines the interest in astrology in the Iberian kingdom of Aragon, where ideas about magic and the occult were deeply intertwined with notions of power, authority, and providence. -- Book jacket
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- Dewey number
- 133.50946
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- In English
- LC call number
- BF1714.S65
- LC item number
- R93 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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