![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With his edition of the Latin text and thorough analysis which accompanies it, Professor Kieckhefer has made accessible the aims, intents, and mentalities of the medieval necromancer."-Gillian Pritchard, Medieval History "This book is enormously important. ![]() All told, this is one of the most important works on late medieval magic from one of its most perceptive historians."-Rudolph Paul Almasy, Sixteenth Century Journal "This book provides a vivid and detailed picture of medieval magical practice from the inside. The material is fascinating, the arguments compelling. by Forbidden Rites, part of an excellent series under the rubric Magic in History with wonderful wit and succinct contextual insights, Richard Kieckhefer has edited a German wizard's grimoire, packed with spells for Prospero-like conjurations of phantom banquets and castles in the air, as well as complicated charms, many involving hoopoes, against all manner of ills."-Marina Warner, Times Literary Supplement "Forbidden Rites opens a window onto aspects of late-medieval religion and culture that have often been hidden in the shadows. ![]()
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