Project Gutenberg 2012-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 190 Rydberg, Viktor 1828 1895 Rydberg, Abraham Viktor Rydberg, Victor Rydberg, V. (Viktor) Edgren, August Hjalmar 1840 1903 Edgren, Hjalmar Edgren, A. Hjalmar (August Hjalmar) Edgren, H. (Hjalmar) Medeltidens magi. English The Magic of the Middle Ages Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Magic of the Middle Ages" by Viktor Rydberg is a historical exploration written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the intricate beliefs and cosmic philosophies that defined the Middle Ages, focusing on the interplay of spirituality, magic, and the Church's influence during that time. Rydberg examines how the notions of magic and the structure of the universe were perceived, alongside the dualistic beliefs that permeated the era's thought. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the dominant cosmic philosophy of the Middle Ages, illustrating a pre-Copernican worldview where the Earth was seen as the center of the universe, surrounded by various celestial spheres and heavenly bodies. He explains how spiritual beings or intelligences governed these realms and how this cosmology shaped human understanding of existence. The opening also touches upon important theological questions such as the nature of God’s omnipotence and the role of angels and demons in the affairs of mankind. Rydberg sets the stage for an in-depth exploration into the magical practices endorsed by the Church, as well as the sorcery and alchemy that arose in response to the spiritual conflicts of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Civilization, Medieval Magic -- History BF Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 336391 336400 2024-09-16T15:11:36.811626 2023-09-17T09:33:52.846659 text/html text/html 332998 2012-05-03T19:41:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 131832 2012-05-03T19:41:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 194146 2024-09-16T15:11:44.038501 application/epub+zip 197972 2024-09-16T15:11:38.759554 application/epub+zip 181366 2024-09-16T15:11:37.629573 application/epub+zip 366053 2024-09-16T15:11:47.711493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327489 2024-09-16T15:11:42.878541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311181 2022-09-18T07:14:10.535119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285249 285057 2024-09-16T15:11:36.071560 2023-09-17T09:33:51.933641 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 284915 2012-05-03T19:41:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110049 2012-05-03T19:41:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284976 2012-05-03T19:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109983 2012-05-03T19:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21861 2024-09-16T15:11:47.860482 application/rdf+xml 15103 2024-09-16T15:11:38.012670 image/jpeg 3754 2024-09-16T15:11:37.817537 image/jpeg 186573 2024-09-16T15:11:36.840571 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia sv.wikipedia fi.wikipedia