Medieval Marvels and Fictions in the Latin West and Islamic World

by Michelle Karnes

A cross-cultural study of magical phenomena in the Middle Ages.

Marvels like enchanted rings and sorcerers' stones were topics of fascination in the Middle Ages, not only in romance and travel literature but also in the period's philosophical writing. Rather than constructions of belief accepted only by simple-minded people, Michelle Karnes shows that these spectacular wonders were near impossibilities that demanded scrutiny and investigation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226819744
• ISBN13: 9780226819747
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"