Fearful spirits, reasoned follies : the boundaries of superstition in late medieval Europe / Michael D. Bailey.

Fearful spirits, reasoned follies : the boundaries of superstition in late medieval Europe /

"Superstitions are commonplace in the modern world. Mostly, however, they evoke innocuous images of people reading their horoscopes or avoiding black cats. Certain religious practices might also come to mind--praying to St. Christopher or lighting candles for the dead. Benign as they might seem...

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Main Author: Bailey, Michael David, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Superstition > Europe > History.
Superstition > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > History.
Civilization, Medieval.
Medicine, Medieval.
Superstitions > history
Catholicism > history
History, Medieval
Europe.
Europe
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