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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

HI

Jul 20, 2020

Excellent course. Although I knew a lot about this topic from different Tv series, novels, games etc., yet it digs deeper into those common conceptions which made it more interesting

MP

Mar 22, 2020

Excecllent introduction, lectures were engaging and gave just enough detail to whet the appetite for more offline reading. No wonder this is one of the top-rated MOOCs out there!

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By Persephone

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Mar 6, 2021

Wonderful course, I learned so much.

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Aug 29, 2020

Amazing course, simple to understand

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Oct 3, 2019

Goog course with interesting content

By Melody F

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Feb 19, 2018

Wonderful lessons! Very interesting!

By Matheus H N

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Jun 30, 2022

A good introdocture history course.

By Nnamdi O

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Jul 9, 2018

Great Course with loads of Insights

By Rajeswary

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Oct 16, 2020

Good analysis of magic in history

By Марина Б

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Aug 7, 2017

Very interesting and informative!

By Au�ra V

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Oct 21, 2020

I like it a lot. THANK YOU !!!!

By Vero B P

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Apr 18, 2018

muy entretenido e interesante!!

By Raul C

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May 5, 2019

A non-judgemental perspective.

By Oscar J

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Sep 12, 2017

Great course. Very interesting

By Lawrence W J

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Dec 1, 2022

Absolutely phenomenal course!

By Analia B

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Jul 1, 2020

Muy bueno...es lo q esperaba!

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Apr 16, 2017

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By Emma S

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Feb 2, 2025

Excelente y muy interesante

By Megan G

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Jan 18, 2020

Really enjoyed this course!

By BEN J T A

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Oct 13, 2019

Interesting and well taught

By Жанабай Л А

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Oct 7, 2024

Все было супер интересно!

By Francisco S

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Apr 19, 2020

Un curso muy interesante

By Oksana L

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May 12, 2020

Very interesting course

By Octavia P O

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Feb 24, 2018

Very interesting course

By Eric P

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Jan 30, 2017

Very interesting course