A kingdom of stargazers
Subtitle: astrology and authority in the late medieval crown of Aragon
By: Michael A. Ryan
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Ithaca, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780801449840
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Astrology and politics; Spanish Astrology; Prophecies (Occultism); Divination; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prophecy, knowledge, and authority : divining the future and expecting the end of days; title: For youths and simpletons : the folly of elite astrology; title: The Iberian Peninsula : land of astral magic; title: Kings and their heavens : the ceremonious and the negligent; title: To condemn a king : the inquisitor and the notary; title: A return to orthodoxy : the ascension of Martí I and the end of an era; title: Epilogue : an unfortunate claimant : Jaume el Dissortat, the rise of the Trastámaras, and beyond the Closing of the Ecumene.