Ebook: Geheimnis und Verborgenes im Mittelalter: Funktion, Wirkung und Spannungsfelder von okkultem Wissen, verborgenen Räumen und magischen Gegenständen

This volume brings together the papers presented at the 17^th symposium of the German Medievalist Society. The symposium was devoted to the topic of “the secret” as a constitutive social and cultural concept in the Middle Ages. The appearance, functions, and impact of secrets and their demarcation from the public domain are examined in essays from the fields of history, philosophy, theology, and literary and cultural studies.