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Language: en
Pages: 240
Pages: 240
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: 320
Pages: 320
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: 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: 266
Pages: 266
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-15 - Publisher: University of Wales Press
• The first study of the full chronological range of Irish charms, from the Middle Ages until the present. • Includes survey articles, which give the reader