medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
"Cormack, Margaret Jean" wrote:
> Thanks to those who provided help. I now have another question. I am organizing a Latin reading group making use of MR James' 12 Medieval Ghost stories (and if fanyone is aware of a translation on line, I would like to know . . ) Anyway, I have hunted in the Latin dictionaries most likely to have medieval material and have been unable to come up with a definition for the verb 'conjuro' which MUST mean something related to 'conjuration', as one might conjure a spirit.
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The "Twelve Medieval Ghost-stories" are discussed in Episode 49 of the M.R. James Podcast ("A Podcast to the Curious"). They mention translations, including at least one online. Be warned that this is a Christmas episode...
http://www.mrjamespodcast.com/episodes/
I am most surprised that no-one has mentioned the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources [as we are discussing a British source!] This is online (after a fashion..) at Logeion and the relevant definition of "coniuro" can be forced by entering "conjurare":
http://logeion.uchicago.edu/conjurare
John Briggs
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