{"product_id":"hazards-of-the-dark-arts-9780271078403","title":"Hazards of the Dark Arts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish translations of two important fifteenth-century writings on witchcraft by Johannes Hartlieb and Ulrich Molitoris. Introduction discusses the writings, the authors, their historical environments, the ways they used sources, and their influence on the development of ideas about witchcraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“These two little-known fifteenth-century texts are here expertly translated into English for the first time by one of the world’s leading authorities on medieval magic and witchcraft. They document the involvement of laymen in the early prosecution of witchcraft and provide valuable context for more famous works such as the \u003ci\u003eMalleus maleficarum\u003c\/i\u003e. The introduction deftly introduces the authors and places the works in the long tradition of manuals for princes. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of magic, witchcraft, heresy, or ‘aberrant’ beliefs.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Daniel Hobbins,author of \u003ci\u003eAuthorship and Publicity Before Print\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The two essays presented for the first time in English in Richard Kieckhefer’s \u003ci\u003eHazards of the Dark Arts\u003c\/i\u003e show a comparable but refracted view of early modern opinion, reminding us to never underrate its intricacy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Camille Ralphs \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a very useful and engaging volume, and deserves to be widely used in teaching on magic, witchcraft, and courtly culture in the medieval and early modern periods. As a model for similar Magic in History Sourcebooks we might hope to see in the future, it is very encouraging.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Catherine Rider \u003ci\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A great boon to the study of witchcraft.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Cliff Cunningham \u003ci\u003eSun News Austin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohannes Hartlieb, The Book of All Forbidden Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[A.] Prologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[B.] Powers of the Devil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[C.] An example from Caesarius of Heisterbach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[D.] Moral exhortation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[E.] Nygramancy (necromancy)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[F.] Geomancy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[G.] Correlation of arts with elements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[H.] Hydromancy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[I.] Aeromancy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[J.] Pyromancy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[K.] Chiromancy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[L.] Spatulamancy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[M.] General prohibition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUlrich Molitoris, On witches and pythonesses, in German “Unholden” or “Hexen”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tLetter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[Part I]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tWeather magic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\t2. Harm to humans and infants\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\t3. Impotence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\t4. Change of form\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\t5. Riding on sticks or wolves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\t6. Intercourse of Devil with women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\t7. Children born to demons and witches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\t8. Foretelling future things\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t[Part II]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\tChaps. 1-3 resumed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\tChap. 4 resumed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\tChap. 5 resumed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\tChaps. 6-7 resumed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400797135191,"sku":"9780271078403","price":19.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271078403.jpg?v=1730471602","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hazards-of-the-dark-arts-9780271078403","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}