Magic, Violence, Healing And The Knights Of Malta, With Prof. Emanuel Buttigieg 2023
Genres: Documentary
Country: United States
Director:
Duration:
Year: 2023
Actors:
Storyline: While The Early Modern Period Did Not See Wizards Running Around Throwing Fireballs At Things, There Is Little Doubt That Belief In Magic And Superstition At The Very Least Colored Some Of The Behavior Of The People Of The Time. With A Number Of Sciences Still Being In Their Embryonic Stage, Esoteric Arts Were One Of The Many Ways In Which People Tried To Influence The Tough, Harsh, And Often Chaotic World Around Them.
In This Livestream, Prof. Emanuel Buttigieg (um) Will Be Discussing The Belief In Magic Held By Some Hospitaller Knights, Within The Wider Framework Of Their Understanding Of Medicine, The Body And Their Attitudes To Violence And Social Order.
Professor Emanuel Buttigieg Is An Associate Professor In The Department Of History At The University Of Malta (https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/emanuel.... He Is Also The Vice President Of The Malta University Historical Society