Subjective Experience and the Practice of Medieval Ritual Magic.

An essay is presented on subjective experience and the practice of medieval ritual magic. It examines the altered states of consciousness that can result from the interpretation of ritual magic literature. The author elaborates on the pedagogy and manuscripts of medieval and early ritual magic with...

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Publicado en:Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 19 - 52
Autor principal: Klaassen, Frank
Formato: Essay
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Summer2012
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Sumario:An essay is presented on subjective experience and the practice of medieval ritual magic. It examines the altered states of consciousness that can result from the interpretation of ritual magic literature. The author elaborates on the pedagogy and manuscripts of medieval and early ritual magic with the use of classroom experiments to demonstrate the experiences that might be produced by texts of learned magic.