而不是集中在哥伦布的耳熟能详的事实所取得的成就在新的世界里,瓦莱丽·弗林特看起来富有想象力的画面,而不是强大的幻想,给他在文艺复兴时期努力能源。他向未知的航行,他带着中世纪的概念来源于地中海的传统高关于大海的故事,从他读过的书籍,从Mappaemundi,灿烂的示意图地图的居民。在研究了这些来源……

“有力量属于人类社会公认比压抑或左浪费或咆哮在其边缘。”So writes Valerie Flint in this powerful work on magic in early medieval Europe. Flint shows how many of the more discerning leaders of the early medieval Church decided to promote non-Christian practices originally condemned as magical—rather than repressing them or leaving them to waste away or "growl." These wise leaders actively and enthusiastically incorporated...