TY  - BOOK
N2  - In this work on magic in early medieval Europe, the author shows how many of the more discerning leaders of the early medieval Church decided to promote non-Christian practices originally condemned as magical--rather than repressing them or leaving them to waste away or "growl." These wise leaders actively and enthusiastically incorporated specific kinds of "magic" into the dominant culture not only to appease the contemporary non-Christian opposition but also to enhance Christianity itself.
AB  - In this work on magic in early medieval Europe, the author shows how many of the more discerning leaders of the early medieval Church decided to promote non-Christian practices originally condemned as magical--rather than repressing them or leaving them to waste away or "growl." These wise leaders actively and enthusiastically incorporated specific kinds of "magic" into the dominant culture not only to appease the contemporary non-Christian opposition but also to enhance Christianity itself.
T1  - The rise of magic in early medieval Europe /
DA  - c1991.
CY  - Princeton, N.J. :
AU  - Flint, Valerie I. J.
CN  - BF1593
CN  - BF1593
PB  - Princeton University Press,
PP  - Princeton, N.J. :
PY  - c1991.
ID  - 347375
KW  - Magic
KW  - Church history
SN  - 9780691001104 (pbk. : alk. paper)
SN  - 0691001103 (pbk. : alk. paper)
SN  - 0691031657 (alk. paper)
SN  - 9780691031651 (alk. paper)
TI  - The rise of magic in early medieval Europe /
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin031/90034843.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin031/90034843.html
ER  -