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A Kingdom of Stargazers: Astrology and Authority in the Late Medieval Crown of Aragon

A Kingdom of Stargazers: Astrology and Authority in the Late Medieval Crown of Aragon - Paperback

by Michael A. Ryan
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael A. RyanAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2017-04-30Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9781501713507ISBN-10:1501713507UPC:9781501713507Book Category:History, Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:Europe, AstrologyBook Topic:Medieval, SpainSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.7606Product ID:SCVQ0ASE3B

A Kingdom of Stargazers: Astrology and Authority in the Late Medieval Crown of Aragon

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...

Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9781501713507ISBN-10:1501713507UPC:9781501713507Book Category:History, Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:Europe, AstrologyBook Topic:Medieval, SpainSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.7606Product ID:SCVQ0ASE3B

Michael A. Ryan is Associate Professor of History at the University of New Mexico. He is the editor of A Companion to the Premodern Apocalypse and coeditor of End of Days: Essays on the Apocalypse from Antiquity to Modernity.


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