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The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages

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Description for The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages paperback. This book explores how medieval people categorized the world, concentrating on the division between the natural and the supernatural. Series: The Wiles Lectures. Num Pages: 182 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 284.
How did people of the medieval period explain physical phenomena, such as eclipses or the distribution of land and water on the globe? What creatures did they think they might encounter: angels, devils, witches, dogheaded people? This fascinating book explores the ways in which medieval people categorized the world, concentrating on the division between the natural and the supernatural and showing how the idea of the supernatural came to be invented in the Middle Ages. Robert Bartlett examines how theologians and others sought to draw lines between the natural, the miraculous, the marvelous and the monstrous, and the many conceptual ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
The Wiles Lectures
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521702553
SKU
9780521702553
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About Robert Bartlett
Robert Bartlett is Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Mediaeval History at the University of St Andrews. His previous publications include The Making of Europe (1993), England under the Norman and Angevin Kings (2000) and The Hanged Man (2004).

Reviews for The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages
'… engaging, accessible and thought-provoking … The book eloquently indicates the complexity of medieval ideas.' BBC History Magazine '…this is an engaging and readable book that presents much food for thought, both for medievalists and for non-specialist readers.' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages is sure to interest scholars and students ... Read more

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