A kingdom of stargazers [electronic resource] : astrology and authority in the late medieval crown of Aragon / Michael A. Ryan.
Material type: TextPublication details: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011Description: 214 pISBN: 9780801463150 (electronic bk.)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 LOC classification: BF1714.S65 | R93 2011Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes 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 Marti I and the end of an era -- Epilogue : an unfortunate claimant : Jaume el Dissortat, the rise of the Trastamaras, and beyond the Closing of the Ecumene.
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