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Author:

Ruiz, Teofilo F., 1943-

Title:

The terror of history : mystics, heretics, and witches in the Western tradition [a sound recording] / Teofilo F. Ruiz.

Publisher:

Teaching Co.,

Copyright Date:

p2002

Description:

6 compact discs per part; 2 parts, plus course guideline for each part.

Subject:

Civilization, Medieval.
Mysticism--Europe--History.
Witchcraft--Europe--History.
Europe--Social conditions.
Europe--Economic conditions.

Contents:

pt. 1. lecture 1. The terror of history ; lecture 2. Politics, economy and society ; lecture 3. Religion and culture ; lecture 4. Mysticism in the Western tradition ; lecture 5. Mysticism in the twelfth century ; lecture 6. Mysticism in the thirteenth century ; lecture 7. Jewish mysticism ; lecture 8. Mysticism in early modern Europe ; lecture 9. Heresy and the Millennium ; lecture 10. The Church under attack ; lecture. 11. The birth of the Inquisition ; lecture 12. The Millennium in the sixteenth century --
pt. 2. lecture 13. Jewish millennial expectations ; lecture 14. The mysteries of the Renaissance ; lecture 15. Hermeticism, astrology, alchemy, and magic ; lecture 16. The origins of witchcraft ; lecture 17. Religion, science and magic ; lecture 18. The witch craze and its historians ; lecture 19. Fear and the construction of Satan ; lecture 20. The witch craze and misogyny ; lecture 21. The world of witches ; lecture 22. The witches of Loudon ; lecture 23. The witches of Essex and Salem ; lecture 24. The survival of the past.

Summary:

Presents an analysis of mysticism, heresy, and the witch craze in Europe between 1000 and 1700.

Series:

The Great Courses.

LCCN:

2003588113

Locations:

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)