IMC 2006: Sessions
Session 1112: Magic, Emotion, and Power
Wednesday 12 July 2006, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Societas Magica |
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| Organiser: | Sophie L. Page, Department of History, University College London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Charles Burnett, Warburg Institute, University of London |
| Paper 1112-a | Emotions: A Source of, or Impediment to, Magical Power? (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Religious Life, Social History |
| Paper 1112-b | Intention, Emotion, and Wonder in Medieval Ritual Magic (Language: English) Index terms: Lay Piety, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Medicine, Religious Life |
| Paper 1112-c | Military Magic as a Means of Sublimating Hope, Wrath, and Disappointment (Language: English) Index terms: Manuscripts and Palaeography, Politics and Diplomacy, Science, Technology |
| Abstract | This session explores the question of the relationship between emotions and magical power. Frank Klaassen's paper will demonstrate the importance of self-control in medieval necromantic operations but will further probe the question of whether emotions contribute in positive ways to magical operations. Sophie Page will look at the 'intentio' of the operator's heart as a feature of the magical operation, the emotional bond expressed between men and spirits in magic texts and rituals to provoke wonder. Benedek Lang's paper will analyse the role of emotions in the Bellifortis of Conrad Kyeser, a striking late medieval handbook of warfare, magic, and alchemy. |