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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

BG

Apr 7, 2020

Very interesting topic material covered in great depth. Only comment is that there could be more visual aid during the presentations but overall definitely worth doing.

SJ

Apr 4, 2019

I wanted more information on magic rituals and potions and secrets of the herbs.. I feel like I learnt more about Christianity and Islam. Thank you for the knowledge though!

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By Alexey P

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Aug 25, 2020

A really enthralling course with great lectures and fascinating assignments.

By Rahul M

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Jul 19, 2020

A very nice learning experience. Thank you for all the teaching and support.

By DrJayita C

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Mar 2, 2017

thanks. i was really looking hard for some course covering the topic wicca(:

By Ore L

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Oct 12, 2022

A great overview of magic and its practices in the middle ages. Thank you!

By Margaret M P

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Jan 9, 2021

A good variety of professors, topics and documentary information. Thanks!

By Melissa F

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Nov 9, 2020

I really enjoyed learning the topics presented in this course. Thank you!

By Dr. A U

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Dec 29, 2024

Brilliant course. Highly recommended to understand the medieval thinking

By Betty C

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Aug 8, 2024

Magic in the Middle Ages was an interesting and very informative course.

By Sylvia H

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Jan 30, 2022

Really interesting and well structured. ÇI wish they had more like this.

By M P

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Nov 25, 2016

He disfrutado con el contenido y el método de estudio. Muchas gracias ^^

By Bruno R J

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Feb 2, 2018

Amazing content and very well produced. It's a privilege to watch this.

By Katii C

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Sep 26, 2017

Very thorough, informative, educational, and fairly easy to understand!

By Denise A

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Nov 30, 2016

Great course! I learned a lot from it and look forward to more courses!

By francisco v r

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Sep 6, 2020

Genial, divertido y ameno. Que más podemos pedir. Muchos como este....

By Jaime A S V

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Oct 31, 2019

Excelente curso, la pase muy bien aprendiendo de materias ancestrales.

By Robin C T

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Dec 17, 2021

This course was very informative. I would like to see more like this.

By Professora B B

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Jul 22, 2021

Grata pela oportunidade de aprender junto a Universitat de Barcelona.

By MO M

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May 26, 2019

Very good Introduction and informative course.

Thank you to the team.

By Mônica M

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Apr 11, 2018

Great course, I´m just loving it, thanks so much for putting this up!

By Aurélien C (

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Aug 27, 2018

Très instructif. La remise de devoirs est une réelle valeur ajoutée.

By Aura F

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Dec 27, 2016

It is a very complete and interesting course. I totally recommend it

By Anton Y

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Jan 5, 2018

That's a great and extremely interesting course! Really! thank you!

By Papagiannidou P

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Feb 15, 2018

Very interesting course! Loved it and learned quite a few things!

By Piyush R

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Jul 7, 2019

excellent. very helpful to understand how society looked at magic

By Alejandra R G M

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Jul 15, 2020

I loved it! Good information that is fluid and easy to remember.