Richard Kieckhefer
Richard Alan Kieckhefer (born June 1, 1946 ) is an American medieval historian .
Life
After basic training at Saint Louis University , he received his doctorate in history from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972 , and spent a year in Munich at the Monumenta Germaniae Historica with the support of the DAAD . He is Professor of History and John Evans Professor of Religious Studies at Northwestern University .
His research focuses on late medieval religious culture, including mystical theology, magic, witchcraft, and church architecture in relation to parish religion.
In 2006, Kieckhefer was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Fonts (selection)
- Magic in the Middle Ages . Munich 1992, ISBN 3-406-36625-2 .
- Theology in stone. Church architecture from Byzantium to Berkeley . New York 2004, ISBN 0-19-515466-5 .
- There once was a serpent. A history of theology in limericks . Ropley 2010, ISBN 1846942969 .
- Forbidden rites. A necromancer's manual of the fifteenth century . University Park 2012, ISBN 0-271-01751-1 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kieckhefer, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kieckhefer, Richard Alan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1946 |