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List of illustrations; Preface; 1. Introduction: magic as a crossroads;2. The classical inheritance; 3. The twilight of paganism: magic in Norse andIrish culture; 4. The common tradition of medieval magic; 5. The romance ofmagic in courtly culture; 6. Arabic learning and the occult sciences; 7.Necromancy in the clerical underworld; 8. Prohibition, condemnation, andprosecution; Further reading; Index.