The Ways of the Magus. Agostino of Ancona

This book is devoted to the life and works of Augustine of Ancona (one of the author’s former incarnations)—a monk, scholar, theologian, and traveller of the early fourteenth century, whose life unfolds along the roads of Europe and the Near East. The narrative follows his spiritual quest, his years of study at the universities of Padua and Paris, his service at court and within monastic communities, his encounters with the Knights Templar, as well as his practice of exorcism.

Told in the first person, the account allows for a deeper understanding of the scholastic’s inner search, his discoveries, and his doubts within the complex reality of the later Middle Ages.

The book is historically grounded and illuminates many real events that took place in universities, at papal and royal courts, and within the religious life of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. It addresses religious conflicts and monastic practices of the period, while also portraying the protagonist’s social ascent and inner growth, as well as his evolving relationship with authority, faith, and his own vocation.

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