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A kingdom of stargazers [electronic resource] : astrology and authority in the late medieval crown of Aragon / Michael A. Ryan.

By: Ryan, Michael A.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011Description: 214 p.Subject(s): Astrology, Spanish -- History -- To 1500 | Divination -- Spain -- Aragon -- History -- To 1500 | Prophecies (Occultism) -- Spain -- Aragon -- History -- To 1500 | Astrology and politics -- History -- To 1500 | Aragon (Spain) -- Kings and rulersGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 133.50946 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Prophecy, knowledge, and authority : divining the future and expecting the end of days -- For youths and simpletons : the folly of elite astrology -- The Iberian Peninsula : land of astral magic -- Kings and their heavens : the ceremonious and the negligent -- To condemn a king : the inquisitor and the notary -- A return to orthodoxy : the ascension of Martí I and the end of an era -- Epilogue : an unfortunate claimant : Jaume el Dissortat, the rise of the Trastámaras, and beyond the Closing of the Ecumene.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prophecy, knowledge, and authority : divining the future and expecting the end of days -- For youths and simpletons : the folly of elite astrology -- The Iberian Peninsula : land of astral magic -- Kings and their heavens : the ceremonious and the negligent -- To condemn a king : the inquisitor and the notary -- A return to orthodoxy : the ascension of Martí I and the end of an era -- Epilogue : an unfortunate claimant : Jaume el Dissortat, the rise of the Trastámaras, and beyond the Closing of the Ecumene.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.