The Demonology of William of Auvergne

Medieval demons attacking saint

William believed that a demonic conspiracy existed to deceive humans into false worship, and his concerns led him to precisely define the capabilities of demons according to the latest scientific views of spirits, to characterize opinions with which he disagreed as demonic lies and to label their holders as demonic dupes.

CATHARISM AND THE TAROT

Medieval Tarot Cards - Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford

The idea of heretical origins for the Tarot still attracts attention because the Medieval heresies share two important traits with modern Tarotists.

The Ghost in Early Modern Protestant Culture: Shifting perceptions of the afterlife, 1450-1700

Ars Moriendi

The Ghost in Early Modern Protestant Culture:Shifting perceptions of the afterlife, 1450-1700 McKeever, Amanda Jane PhD Thesis, Philosophy, University of Sussex, September 27, (2010) Abstract My thesis seeks to address the continuity, change and the syncreticism of ideas regarding post-mortem existence in the wake of the Reformation. Prior to reform, the late Medieval world view […]

Witchcraft and Women in Medieval Christianity

Illustrations depicting Waldensians as witches

Witches and vampires draw much attention on Halloween day, in the Harry Potter novels, and in vampire movies. Whether or not they believe in them in a religious sense, many people nowadays simply assume that sort of world and witchcraft might exist somewhere

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