Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 4503
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  • Title: Erotic Magic in Medieval Europe [The author argues that while medieval treatises on magic express a belief in the power of spells used to provoke and manipulate love and sex, medieval literature shows love as a force uncontrollable even by magic. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Sex in the Middle Ages: A Book of Essays.  Edited by Joyce E. Salisbury.  Garland Publishing, 1991.  Pages 30 - 55.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Love Love Charms Magic Magic in Literature Sexual Attraction Sexuality Social History
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  • Geographic Area: General
  • Century: General
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  • Year of Publication: 1991.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: Not Available