Campus Units
History
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
11-2020
Journal or Book Title
Civilizations of the Supernatural. Edited by Fabrizio Conti
Volume
1
First Page
177
Last Page
202
DOI
10.22618/TP.HMWR.20201.383.006
Abstract
Doubt, disbelief, and skepticism have become important topics in the study of medieval Europe. Following a seminal article by the historian Susan Reynolds, medievalists from many disciplines have examined a range of tendencies often grouped together under the unlovely but encompassing term “unbelief.”2 They are engaged in an important project. In the overall historiography of Europe and the West, skeptical inquiry founded on the rejection of any kind of unquestioning belief has long stood as a hallmark of modernity, set against an enduring stereotype of the Middle Ages as credulous, superstitious, and altogether irrational.3
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Copyright Owner
The Author(s)
Copyright Date
2020
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Bailey, Michael D., "Magic and Disbelief in Carolingian Lyon" (2020). History Publications. 119.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/history_pubs/119
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European History Commons, European Languages and Societies Commons, Intellectual History Commons, Medieval History Commons
Comments
This book chapter is published as Bailey, M., “Magic and Disbelief in Carolingian Lyon,” Civilizations of the Supernatural: Witchcraft, Ritual, and Religious Experience in Late Antique, Medieval, and Renaissance Traditions (Budapest: Trivent Publishing. Nov. 2020. Doi: 10.22618/TP.HMWR.20201.383.006.