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Rider, Catherine.

Magic and impotence in the Middle Ages [electronic resource] / Catherine Rider. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xiv, 254 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Magic and Impotence in the Middle Ages' investigates the common medieval belief that magic could cause impotence, focusing particularly on the period 1150-1450. The book also examines why the authors of legal, medical, and theological texts were so interested in popular magical practices relating to impotence.

ISBN: 9780191713026 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Impotence--History--Europe--To 1500.
Impotence--Treatment--History--Europe--To 1500.
Magic--History--Europe--To 1500.
Sex--History--Europe--To 1500.
Sex in marriage--History--Europe--To 1500.
Learning and scholarship--History--Europe--Medieval, 500-1500.

LC Class. No.: HQ14

Dewey Class. No.: 392.60940902