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.
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A Magia na Idade Média
Universidade de BarcelonaInformações sobre o curso
Habilidades que você terá
- Middle East
- Astronomy
- History
- Anthropology
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Universidade de Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is the most formidable public institution of higher education in Catalonia, catering to the needs of the greatest number of students and delivering the broadest and most comprehensive offering in higher educational courses. The UB is also the principal centre of university research in Spain and has become a European benchmark for research activity, both in terms of the number of research programmes it conducts and the excellence these have achieved.
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL MAGIC
UNIT 2: MAGIC & HERESY
UNIT 3: FROM MAGIC TO WITCHCRAFT
UNIT 4: MAGIC IN ISLAM
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- 3 stars4,68%
- 2 stars1,53%
- 1 star0,93%
Principais avaliações do A MAGIA NA IDADE MÉDIA
This course covers a diversity of approaches to magic in the middle ages. It was informative from the first to the final lesson. I recommend it highly.
This was an amazing course that completely changed the way I looked at conceptions of medieval magic and astrology and also, was extremely informative.
Excellent course. Although I knew a lot about this topic from different Tv series, novels, games etc., yet it digs deeper into those common conceptions which made it more interesting
Excecllent introduction, lectures were engaging and gave just enough detail to whet the appetite for more offline reading. No wonder this is one of the top-rated MOOCs out there!
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