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课程概述

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....

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CB

Apr 6, 2019

I learnt a lot from this module. The lessons are incredibly interesting especially for those who are interested in the Medieval Ages and the beliefs of the people back then

RH

Dec 13, 2017

Very interesting and I love that all the information is free if you don't want to pay for a professional certificate. There are still a few spelling errors but this is to be expected I suppose.

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创建者 Jorge L A R

May 13, 2022

muy bonito, todo, muchas gracia spor hacer estos cursos.

创建者 Stuart M

Oct 18, 2020

images not easily viewable on astrological assignment

创建者 Clara

Jan 18, 2018

Really interesting and highly recommended course.

创建者 ALESSANDRA M A

Dec 16, 2017

Great course, the visual aids could be improved

创建者 Sherin C

Aug 6, 2020

This is an interesting course.. Worth the time

创建者 michael g

Jun 27, 2021

Very interesting facts. Better than expected

创建者 Todd G P

Jun 22, 2019

Excellent as an introduction to the subject.

创建者 Princess D A S

Oct 12, 2016

Good course but more room for improvement

创建者 krishi a

Jun 11, 2020

Would like more ways of Interpretation.

创建者 Hans V E

Feb 4, 2018

interesting but a bit superficial

创建者 Gerardo M P

Mar 27, 2017

I am grateful for take it thanks

创建者 Isabel M

Oct 25, 2024

A real pleasure. Learned a lot!

创建者 Fina D

Jul 11, 2021

Muy interesante aunque complejo

创建者 Alejandro

Jul 25, 2020

muy bueno,gracias

创建者 Michelle I

Nov 17, 2017

Interesting!

创建者 cereza c

May 22, 2020

Very Good

创建者 Бектасова А А

Oct 4, 2024

Good

创建者 laura b b

Mar 4, 2018

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创建者 Carlos J

Jan 23, 2017

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创建者 Phil R

Jun 27, 2020

I greatly enjoyed this course. Yes, it's pretty basic and lacking in depth at times but hey it's a beginner's course, designed to introduce the topic and highlight the main areas which you can then go off and look into in more detail off-line. It's very wide-ranging, covers off the key issues/themes and does it with passion and intelligence. There is some housekeeping to do around the final assignment where a key link was broken and hadn't been repaired but otherwise, highly enjoyable. It filled the Covid 19 lockdown admirably; thank you!

创建者 CARLOS R A H

Mar 10, 2021

Good and interesting course. I think videos could be made more entertaining, lectures are very dense and I think they could be broken up a bit more, and the links for the final assignment are not working (You need to take a deep look into the forums to find working links and guides made by classmats) and I think the "optional" videos should not be optional and be evaluated as well. Other than that, the course is very fun, interesting and there's a lot to learn from it.

创建者 Yan N T

Mar 31, 2026

The course is informative, but unfortunately did not live up to my expectations. What was particularly regretful is that despite the very interesting course content, few or little visual aids were provided. The instructors deliver their lectures as if reading from a rolling script, with complex terms (that were usually not in English) introduced at rapid pace. Visual learners like me had to rely heavily on the transcript to make sense of the information provided.

创建者 Sofía R

Feb 11, 2021

When I first read the title I thought it would be very different to what it really is. It's interesting from an historical point of view.

The inquisition and religions are the main topic, and how they treated magic back then, but it doesn't explain much of what was done.

I couldn't complete the last assignments because the links are broken, I suppose because the course is a little bit old.

创建者 Jesús A P N

Nov 25, 2019

All information is useful and interesting. Teachers are kind and you can tell they love their field. Unfortunately the videos are too simple; no extra images, important sentences (very few) it´s just the person talking. I had to just read the transcripts in order no to fall asleep.

创建者 Pablo S S

Sep 25, 2016

It is a very interesting course, but in the beginning it may seem a bit disorganised and slow. The best part, for me, was the week 4, about magic in Islam. The topic was fascinating and the teachers presented a perfect lecture, a great balance between deep but easy to follow.