Claude Lecouteux

The Sorcerer's Scholar (eBook, ePUB)

The High Magic and Spells of the Middle Ages

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Produktbeschreibung

• Contains hardcover editions of Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells, Traditional Magic Spells for Protection and Healing, and The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets in a collector's slipcase • Analyzes more than 7,000 spells from the magical traditions of Europe and provides a comprehensive history of the use of talismans and amulets from the Middle Ages to today Through meticulous study of his private collection of medieval manuscripts as well as his privileged access to the rare book archives of major European universities, Claude Lecouteux has become renowned in esoteric academic circles for his in-depth examinations of the myths and magical practices of the Middle Ages. In this deluxe boxed set are three outstanding examples of Lecouteux's masterful scholarship, each in a deluxe hardcover edition housed in a collector's slipcase. In Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells, Lecouteux analyzes more than 7,000 spells from the magical traditions and grimoires of Europe, presenting a comprehensive dictionary of magic words, phrases, and alphabets. In Traditional Magic Spells for Protection and Healing, he shares more than 600 magical prescriptions from both pagan and Christian sources from the last 2,000 years. He provides an in-depth look at protection magic, including healing spells from rare texts and from the heavily guarded gypsy (Rom) tradition. In The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets, he provides a comprehensive history of the use of talismans and amulets for protection, healing, and divine influence. He reviews many different kinds of amulets and talismans used throughout the ages, such as a rabbit's foot, horseshoe, gris-gris bag, and inscribed parchment charged through ritual, detailing the magical principles behind each object and showing that their use is still as widespread today as any time in the past.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 1056
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798888502402
• Artikelnr.: 72244024

Autorenporträt

Claude Lecouteux (19432025) was a professor emeritus of medieval literature and civilization at the Sorbonne and author of more than 25 books on medieval beliefs and magic, including Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic and The Book of Grimoires.

Inhaltsangabe

DICTIONARY OF ANCIENT MAGIC WORDS AND SPELLS
Acknowledgments
Praeambulus: Words That Possess a Power
Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells
From Abraxas to Zoar
Appendix One
Use of Caracteres in Magic
Appendix Two
Cryptography
Appendix Three
List of Magic Words Appearing in the Spells
Bibliography
TRADITIONAL MAGIC SPELLS FOR PROTECTION AND HEALING
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Manner of the Cure
1 Diagnoses
2 The Illnesses of Humans and Their Cure
3 Evil Spells
4 Devils and Demons
5 Fantastic Beings and Spirits
6 Healing of Animals
7 Protections
Appendix 1
Medical Magic in Italy during the Fourteenth-Fifteenth Centuries
Appendix II
The Activities of Sorcerers
Appendix III
The Use of Encrypted Spells
Appendix IV
Superstitious Healing Methods According to Fernel
Appendix V
Knotting the Breeches Laces
Appendix VI
Several Popular Saints Invoked in France and Belgium for Illnesses and
Protection
Appendix VII
The Protective Talismans of Balinas (Apollonius de Tyane)
Notes
Bibliography
Index
THE HIGH MAGIC OF TALISMANS AND AMULETS
Acknowledgments
Introduction: To Guard against Adversity, Misfortune, Illness, and Death
Part One
A Scarcely Catholic Tradition
1 On the Words “Talisman” and “Amulet” and Some Definitions
2 Amulets and Talismans in Medieval Culture
3 Some Christian Amulets and Talismans
4 The Medicine of Amulets and Talismans
Part Two
The Use of Amulets and the Making of Talismans
5 Amulets
6 The Crafting of Talismans
7 The Use of Amulets and Talismans
Appendix I: The Seals Representing the Planets
Appendix II : The Talismans of Dom Jean Albert Belin
Appendix III : Seals of the Planets and the Paranatellons
Appendix IV: Creating and Consecrating Magical Objects
Notes
Bibliography
Index