Legitimate and Illegitimate Divination in Medieval Writings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21535993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mihai Dragnea (0000-0002-8749-2532, University of South-Eastern Norway Raveien 215, 3184 Borre, Norway), Mihai Dragena (University of South-Eastern Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 89 |
| Pages | 41-57 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Croatica Christiana periodica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0350-7823 • E-ISSN: 1848-9982 |
| Publisher | Catholic Faculty of Theology (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.53745/ccp.46.89.3 |
| OpenAlex | W4313510175 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article analyzes the characteristics of divination since early Christianity, canonical regulations on the practice, and the arguments for which it was condemned by the theologians. It will also analyze the semantic ambivalence of medieval vocabulary in relation to divinatory practices. Since only God’s prophetic power was allowed, all types of prognostication of the future without His approval were considered false and illegitimate. What this article will show is that from the early Middle Ages onwards, divination was distinguished by other prognostic methods through the nature of the divine messages and human reasoning
Ambivalence · Art · Christianity · Divination · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Medieval Literature · Middle Ages · Theology · Vocabulary · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Computer Science · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |