A kingdom of stargazers : astrology and authority in the late medieval crown of Aragon /
Astrology in the Middle Ages was considered a branch of the magical arts, one informed by Jewish and Muslim scientific knowledge in Muslim Spain. As such it was deeply troubling to some Church authorities. Using the stars and planets to divine the future ran counter to the orthodox Christian notion...
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2011.
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