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The article analyzes the views of John of Salisbury (1115/1120–1180) on the court life in Medieval Europe. The attention is focused on the concept of temptations that haunt the ruler and his inner circle in everyday life, described by the famous English scholastic in his main treatise — Polycraticus. The author of the article highlights the original interpretation of the witchcraft as a temptation developed by John. From his point of view the magical practices had an exceptional influence on the court life, since they were the lot of the dissolute women who literally poison the sovereigns’ life.

The court temptations. The magic of the courtesans in John of Salisbury’s Policraticus