Forbidden Rites

A Necromancer’s Manual of the Fifteenth Century

(Author) Richard Kieckhefer
Format: Paperback
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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.

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Publisher:
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
402
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780271017518
Publish year:
1998
Publish date:
Sept. 15, 1998

Richard Kieckhefer

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