medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Also Alexander Murray, "Missionaries and Magic," Past and Present 136 (1992)
186-205 and Richard Kieckhefer, "The specific rationality of medieval
magic," The American Historical Review 99 (1994) 813-834.
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From: "John Dillon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [M-R] Flint's book
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> It's an interesting book that was provocative in its time. But in some
> respects it's a misfire. Which, along with the book's length, is part of
> my rationale for advising one to read the reviews. E.g., those by Jean A.
> Truax, _Speculum_ 68, No. 3 (Jul., 1993), pp. 768-770; by R.A. Markus,
> _English Historical Review_ 107, No. 423 (Apr., 1992), pp. 378-380; by
> Jacqueline Simpson, _Folklore_ 104, No. 1/2 (1993), pp. 180-181; by
> William Monter, _Journal of Social History_ 26, No. 1 (Autumn, 1992), pp.
> 200-201; by Frederick S.Paxton, _The American Historical Review_ 97, No. 3
> (Jun., 1992), pp. 830-831; or by Christopher M. Bellitto, _Sixteenth
> Century Journal_ 26, No. 4 (Winter, 1995), pp. 1048-1049. Of these, if I
> remember rightly, Simpson has the sharpest critique.
>
> Best again,
> John Dillon
>
> On Saturday, December 15, 2007, at 6:54 pm, Marjorie Greene wrote:
>
>> "If you have access to JSTOR, check out some of the reviews of Valerie
>> Flint's _The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe_ (Oxford
>> University Press / Pricenton University Press, 1991)."
>>
>> Lo, I have this book! Could you give me a hint as to whether it's
>> worth reading? I'm retired and my u is so cheap, retirees are not
>> allowed acess to JSTOR.
>
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