Rewriting Magic: An Exegesis of the Visionary Autobiography of a Fourteenth-Century French Monk
(Part of the Magic in History Series)
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In Rewriting Magic, Claire Fanger explores a fourteenth-century text called The Flowers of Heavenly Teaching. Written by a Benedictine monk named John of Morigny, the work all but disappeared from the historical record, and it is only now coming to light again in multiple versions and copies. While John's book largely comprises an extended set of prayers for gaining knowledge, The Flowers of Heavenly Teaching is unusual among...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0271066512
ISBN13:9780271066516
Release Date:May 2017
Publisher:Penn State University Press
Length:232 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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