The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages

How did people of the medieval period explain physical phenomena, such as eclipses or the distribution of...
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Author: Robert Bartlett
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The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages by Bartlett, Robert

The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages

$314.72

The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages

$314.72
Author: Robert Bartlett
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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 problems they encountered as they did so. The final chapter explores the extraordinary thought-world of Roger Bacon as a case study exemplifying these issues. By recovering the mentalities of medieval writers and thinkers the book raises the critical question of how we deal with beliefs we no longer share.

Author: Robert Bartlett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/17/2008
Pages: 182
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780521702553


Review Citation(s):
London Review of Books 07/09/2009 pg. 32

About the Author
Bartlett, Robert: - 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).

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