現代人的旅行，都是從Google Maps、IG、旅遊網站開始，沒有網路的中世紀旅人——難道都兩手空空就出發？不！中世紀的人也需要避雷、找好住好吃好休息的旅遊指南！Seayu｜即食歷史網站負責人、《奇怪歷史知識增加了！》作者、大眾歷史作家每日一冷｜冷知識粉專、 《臺灣沒說你不知道》系列作者 ——誠心推薦★既是第一線經驗談，也免不了一些想像成分！一本充滿旅行家的真實經歷與參雜古老幻想的中世紀旅遊指南。★從歐洲出發，再從亞洲循環一圈世界（什麼！哥倫布這時候還沒發現新大陸）。以中世紀旅人的視角，經過50個中世紀最繁華、大家最想去的城市。★從中世紀的旅人指南裡，發現時間已經來到了21世紀，我們和他們的生活還是極為相似。牙痛沒牙醫治療，大家都到這個教堂祈求治癒？出門旅行沒有人脈，一定要靠這個在各個城鎮通關？到異地水土不服怎麼解，這幾款良方請務必備在身上！罪孽太深如何消？這幾個地方都提供懺悔券，要幾年都有！「中世紀許多探索者、探險家、朝聖者、商人和十字軍，稱呼世界為『地球蘋果』，他們想嚐一嚐這個蘋果。」在中世紀人們抱著對於神的敬仰、財富的慾望、異國文化的好奇，而踏上旅行。倫敦大學中世紀研究學者安東尼．貝爾（Anthony Bale）在研究中世紀的朝聖與旅行過程，發現了中世紀的旅行與現代旅行許多的相似之處。比如都喜歡到處蒐集紀念品、可能一臉觀光客樣子而被詐騙、水土不服吃壞肚子。本書精選了50多個中世紀旅人必去的城市，從西邊到東邊，一路再回到西邊，像是一個旅人在想像、準備直到出發，然後再次返回的過程。這個世紀的旅人或許抱持著不那麼真實的想像，卻是和現代人一樣對於航向未知的路途既期待又戰戰兢兢。國外好評推薦不斷：★「這本極具娛樂性的歷史書，每一頁都充滿智慧。」——《紐約客》（The New Yorker）★「一本迷人的中世紀旅行者記述。」——《蘇格蘭先驅報》（Scottish Herald） ★「為中世紀旅行者打造的《孤獨星球》指南，充滿了實用小撇步、貨幣兌換率和行李清單。」—《索引的歷史》（Index, A History of the）作者 丹尼斯．鄧肯★「《中世紀旅遊指南》巧妙地為讀者提供了兩種體驗。我們與那幾個世紀的歐洲人一起旅行，他們穿越歐亞大陸，有時甚至更遠。但是我們也前往他們的工作室、住宅、圖書館、城鎮廣場，那裡是他們想像和準備旅行的地方，也是他們返國後說故事的地方。」
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How was magic practiced in medieval times? How did it relate to the diverse beliefs and practices that characterized this fascinating period? This much revised and expanded new edition of Magic in the Middle Ages surveys the growth and development of magic in medieval Europe. It takes into account the extensive new developments in the history of medieval magic in recent years, featuring new material on angel magic, the archaeology of magic, and the magical efficacy of words and imagination. Richard Kieckhefer shows how magic represents a crossroads in medieval life and culture, examining its relationship and relevance to religion, science, philosophy, art, literature, and politics. In surveying the different types of magic that were used, the kinds of people who practiced magic, and the reasoning behind their beliefs, Kieckhefer shows how magic served as a point of contact between the popular and elite classes, how the reality of magical beliefs is reflected in the fiction of medieval
In this fascinating survey, F. Donald Logan introduces the reader to the Christian church, from the conversion of the Celtic and Germanic peoples through to the discovery of the New World. He reveals
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages is a major new reference resource for all key aspects of European history, society, religion, and culture from circa 500 CE to circa 1500 CE. During this time,
Hebrew manuscripts are our most important source of knowledge about Jewish intellectual, religious and everyday life in the Middle Ages, and anyone wishing to engage with medieval Jewish history needs to know about the manuscripts themselves, how to study them, and the literary genres to which they belong. Colette Sirat offers a comprehensive overview of these subjects in this illustrated introduction to Hebrew manuscript culture. This 2002 work is a considerably re-structured, extended and updated version of an earlier presentation in French. It now encompasses all aspects of Hebrew manuscripts - textual, codicological and palaeographical - combining different disciplines to give an all-embracing view of the subject. The volume has been translated from the author's revision of her earlier French book, and edited for an English readership, by leading Hebrew scholar Nicholas de Lange, who worked closely with Professor Sirat in the preparation of the new book.
