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Language: en
Pages: 233
Pages: 233
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-11-12 - Publisher: Springer
Historical records of charms, the verbal element of vernacular magic, date back at least as far as the late middle ages, and charming has continued to be practi
Language: en
Pages: 334
Pages: 334
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-20 - Publisher: Central European University Press
n medieval and early modern Europe, the use of charms was a living practice in all strata of society. The essays in this latest CEU Press publication explore th
Language: en
Pages: 314
Pages: 314
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-01 - Publisher: Založba ZRC
In the book are presented studies of 18 renowned researchers focussing on the verbal aspects of everyday magic, placing in the centre the richest and most poeti
Language: en
Pages: 294
Pages: 294
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-11-19 - Publisher: Springer
Bringing together many of today's key scholars of verbal charming, these essays cover vernacular magical texts and practice from Malaysia to Madagascar, and fro
Language: en
Pages: 266
Pages: 266
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-15 - Publisher: University of Wales Press
This is the first book to examine the full range of the evidence for Irish charms, from medieval to modern times. As Ireland has one of the oldest literatures i
