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About the Course

Magical thought has always attracted human imagination. In this course we will introduce you to the Middle Ages through a wide conception of magic. Students will have an approach to medieval culture, beliefs and practices from the perspective of History and History of Science. Popular magic, as well as learned magic (alchemy, geomancy and necromancy) will be addressed. Moreover, we will also deal with how eastern practices and texts influenced western culture. In July 2016, the course will contain a brand-new module devoted to astrology. Magic in the Middle Ages offers a captivating overview of medieval society and promotes reflection about certain stereotypes associated with this period. At the end of the course, the students: a) will have overcome the usual prejudices about the Middle Ages, b) will be able to analyze historical documentation from the Middle Ages and recognize the most common patterns of juridical documents regarding witchcraft, and c) will be capable of distinguishing between popular magic and the magic of the learned people; will have a notion of which spiritual practices were allowed in medieval Europe and which ones were related to the devil, and will be aware of the link between a cultural product and the society that produced it. This course is taught in English, although subtitles in English, Catalan and Spanish will also be provided. COURSE SYLLABUS Week 1. Introduction to medieval magic (Pau Castell). Week 2. Magic & Heresy (Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel). Week 3. From Magic to Witchcraft (Pau Castell). Week 4. Magic in Islam (Godefroid de Callataÿ and Sébastien Moureau). Week 5. Astrology & Geomancy (Theo Loinaz, Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel, Godefroid de Callataÿ and Blanca Villuendas). © Gemma Pellissa Prades (coord.), Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel and Joana Palau Mumany Magic in the Middle Ages by Gemma Pellissa Prades (coord.), Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel and Joana Palau Mumany is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License....

Top reviews

BS

Apr 3, 2022

A very good course but a bit too heavy for a beginner, I think when it comes to astrology - there needs to be more visuals and photos so we can understand better how it works.

SG

Oct 4, 2020

As a student who is doing masters in ENGLISH, this course helped me to understand the role of magic in the middle ages well. Thank You so much for such an amazing course.

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By Peta O

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Apr 7, 2019

Having issue with not being able to complete the assessment as it says I need to be enrolled.

By Breno O d S

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Aug 12, 2016

Excellent course !!!

I want to keep learning

You are to be congratulated!!!

God bless you!!!!

By markhen G

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Oct 25, 2020

I love how this course, as I learn the small history of it, Astronomy, Geomancy, and others.

By Julia S

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May 24, 2020

I loved this course and am really glad I took it. There was a lot of cool information in it.

By Paola A M

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Aug 5, 2018

This course is fantastic! I really enjoy it! thanks to the teacher, they did a very god job.

By Lorna S

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Sep 26, 2022

Very good course. Great and clear teachers, experts on the matter, and great bibliography.

By Melanie d G

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Mar 26, 2019

An incredible insight in the history of magic and the way people thought of such practices.

By Lisa C

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Feb 12, 2018

Very interesting look at the subject historically from multiple perspectives of the time!

By Carla L F V

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May 8, 2018

this course exceeded my expectations in every way, I would take it a thousand times more

By Si C

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Oct 13, 2017

I need another Magic in the middle ages course! this one was not enough. It was amazing.

By Nefeli

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Oct 23, 2016

It was a great course with many details about a period in history we don't know so much!

By Deleted A

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Aug 29, 2024

Dentre meus estudos sobre história e magia, esse, de longe, foi o melhor curso que fiz.

By Walter J

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Aug 17, 2017

Very informational - more about the threat paganism posed to Christianity. Fascinating!

By Yuliia H

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Jun 26, 2020

Thank you so much for this wonderful course! Great teachers and interesting materials!

By Samuel d Z

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Oct 22, 2017

Great, I really enjoy this and it is a good starter into the History of Magic. Thanks!

By Adrián G V

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Jan 2, 2022

Excellent and thorough course in Medieval History of Witchcraft. I really enjoyed it!

By Human A

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Dec 25, 2021

A complete journey into the context of magic in medieval period and even Islamic era

By Monia M

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Mar 20, 2018

An interesting course, really concrete and a platform to share knowledge and skills.

By Arnav K

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Sep 5, 2021

I really like magic and a bit of history and this course combined them beautifully.

By Andrea S

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Apr 8, 2021

A fantastic course. i learned so much about context and history related with magic.

By Eugenio D P

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Sep 13, 2018

bien estructurado, muy ameno y agradable, bien documentado. Lo estoy disfrutando.

By Ellie I

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Jun 11, 2018

Really interesting class, enjoyed all of the cool information I gained from this!

By Pedro L L

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Sep 3, 2016

Just incredible. I am just learning a lot. 100% RECOMMENDED. Kisses from Spain!

By Katie S

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Mar 19, 2018

I learned so many amazing and unusual things about beliefs in the middle ages!